centerfire
English
Alternative forms
center-fire
,
centrefire
,
centre-fire
Etymology
From
center
+
fire
.
Noun
centerfire
(
plural
centerfires
)
A type of firearm
cartridge
with the
primer
in a central primer cap.
Synonym:
central fire
Coordinate terms
cupfire
lipfire
pinfire
rimfire
Anagrams
centrefire