"wire cartridge" meaning in English

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Noun

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. Categories (topical): Firearms

Inflected forms

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