HyperDic: cartridge_extractor

English > 1 sense of the expression cartridge extractor:
NOUNartifactcartridge extractor, cartridge remover, extractora mechanism in a firearm that pulls an empty shell case out of the chamber and passes it to the ejector
English > cartridge extractor: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA mechanism in a firearm that pulls an empty shell case out of the chamber and passes it to the ejector.
Synonymscartridge remover, extractor
Part ofgunA weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
Broadermechanismdevice consisting of a piece of machinery
Spanishextractor
Catalanextractor

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