"wire cartridge" meaning in All languages combined

See wire cartridge on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: wire cartridges [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} wire cartridge (plural wire cartridges)
  1. (firearms) An early type of shotgun cartridge that had wire lining in the case to assist concentrating the shot.

Inflected forms

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