center-fire

center-fire
/sen"teuhr fuyeur'/, adj.
1. (of a cartridge) having the primer in the center of the base. Cf. rimfire (def. 1).
2. (of firearms) designed for the use of such cartridges.
[1870-75, Amer.]

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