cartridge

Pronunciation: /ˈkɑɹ.tɹɪd͡ʒ/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun ammunition consisting of a cylindrical casing containing an explosive charge and a bullet; fired from a rifle or handgun
  2. noun a light-tight supply chamber holding the film and supplying it for exposure as required
  3. noun a module designed to be inserted into a larger piece of equipment

Etymology

Corruption of earlier cartage, from French cartouche, from Italian cartoccio (“roll of paper”), from Medieval Latin carta (“paper”). Doublet of cartouche.

In classic literature

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
ammunition
Narrower (hyponyms)
ball cartridge, cartouche, blank

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