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center-fire

cen·ter-fire
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sen-ter fahyuh r]
    • /ˈsɛn tər faɪər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sen-ter fahyuh r]
    • /ˈsɛn tər faɪər/

Definitions of center-fire word

  • adjective center-fire (of a cartridge) having the primer in the center of the base. Compare rimfire (def 1). 1
  • adjective center-fire (of firearms) designed for the use of such cartridges. 1

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Origin of center-fire

First appearance:

before 1870
One of the 26% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1870-75

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Parts of speech for Center-fire

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

center-fire popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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