"priming wire" meaning in All languages combined

See priming wire on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: priming wires [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} priming wire (plural priming wires)
  1. (firearms) A pointed wire used to pierce a cartridge before priming it by penetrating the vent of a firearm.

Inflected forms

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