cartridge case

collocation in English

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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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case
noun
uk
/keɪs/us
/keɪs/
a particular situation or example ...
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(Definition ofcartridgeandcasefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It might be thecartridgecase.
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Thecartridgecaseis aluminium.
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But if the barrel is altered thecartridgecaseitself must be altered.
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Length refers to thecartridgecaselength.
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Thecartridgecasecould contain five different propellant charges.
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It was followed by acartridgecasecontaining the propellant.
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The cup could not be removed from thecartridgecase.
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The spent brasscartridgecasewas ejected after firing.
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Thecartridgecasealso provides obturation, or sealing the chamber.
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The standard issue 7.92x57mmcartridgecasewas shortened by 24mm.
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This round, although of different calibre, will have the samecartridgecaseand overall length as the new.
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The main difference in the round is the length of thecartridgecase, which affects the breech.
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If there is a standard-sizecartridgecase, the size of the round may be altered without altering the breech.
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The only part of thecartridgecaseconsumed during firing was the propellant and a plastic cap on the end of the brasscartridgecase.
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It is therefore necessary to obtain great uniformity of metal of thecartridgecase, and this has given some difficulty in manufacture.
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The obturating ring provides the sealing that would normally be provided by acartridgecase.
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The breech had a semi-automaticcartridgecaseejection system to improve reloading time.
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The result of this test found that thecartridgecasehead had expanded to.545in mm.
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During this phase the firedcartridgecaseis extracted from the barrel and ejected.
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This pin also afforded the means of extracting thecartridgecase.
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The new model was chambered for a 1 long.44 calibercartridgecase.
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The cartridge consists of an aluminumcartridgecasecrimped to an aluminum canister.
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More developments were made in the pipe field, including acartridgecase.
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The latter often led to fixed ammunition where the projectile is locked to thecartridgecase.
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It used three individual bags of propellant in thecartridgecase; they were not combined.
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