brass cartridge

collocation in English

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brass
noun
uk
/brɑːs/us
/bræs/
a bright yellow metal made from copper ...
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cartridge
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkɑː.trɪdʒ/us
/ˈkɑːr.trɪdʒ/
a small part with a particular purpose that can be easily replaced with another similar part, used in a larger piece of ...
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(Definition ofbrassandcartridgefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Fixed ammunition combined a primer, the pre-measured charge, and the projectile in a water-resistantbrasscartridgecase.
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The only part of the cartridge case consumed during firing was the propellant and a plastic cap on the end of thebrasscartridgecase.
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The spentbrasscartridgecase was ejected after firing.
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The bell's body is made of aluminum, probably a broken kitchen utensil, while the clapper is abrasscartridgecase.
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Thebrasscartridgehad been introduced earlier; however, it was not widely adopted for various reasons.
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All shells used 14.1kg lb of propellant in an artificial silk bag, housed in abrasscartridgecase.
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The charge was not bagged but in abrasscartridge, which offered some safety advantages, but reduced shell capacity to 35.
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Some countries also usebrasscartridgecases.
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While a flintlock, for example, is immediately ready to be reloaded once it has been fired, adoptingbrasscartridgecases brought in the problems of extraction and ejection.
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The ammunition was semi-fixed the propellent was packaged in small bags in abrasscartridgeand the total propellent charge could be adjusted by changing the number of bags.
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Full-length brass cartridges proved more resistant to moist field conditions and the repeated loading and unloading during patrols and watches when no ammunition was fired.
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The ammunition was initially a steel cylinder charged with black powder and primed with a percussion cap, because self-contained brass cartridges had not yet been fully developed and available.
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