add. ·adj having the percussion fulminate in a rim surrounding the base, distinguished from center-fire;
said of cartridges; also, using rim-fire cartridges; as, a rim-fire gun. such cartridges are now little used.
add. ·adj having the percussion fulminate in a rim surrounding the base, distinguished from center-fire;
said of cartridges; also, using rim-fire cartridges; as, a rim-fire gun. such cartridges are now little used.
Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Webster. 2012