Cartridge Definition

kärtrĭj
cartridges
noun
cartridges
A cylindrical case of cardboard, metal, etc. containing the charge and primer, and usually the projectile, for a firearm.
Webster's New World
Such a casing fitted with a bullet.
American Heritage
A similar piece of ammunition, such as a shotgun shell.
American Heritage
Any of various small containers, holding a supply of material for a larger device into which it is inserted.
An ink cartridge for a pen, a toner cartridge for a desktop printer.
Webster's New World
A case filled with high explosives, used in blasting.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
pronoun

A surname​.

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Other Word Forms of Cartridge

Noun

Singular:
cartridge
Plural:
cartridges

Origin of Cartridge

  • Alteration of earlier cartage alteration of French cartouche from Italian cartuccio variant of cartoccio roll of paper cartouche

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Cartridge Sentence Examples

  • Marine algae are usually mounted on tough smooth white cartridge paper in the following manner.

  • Remove the empty cartridge from the printer.

  • Bordeaux kicked sand away from a suspicious mound and found an empty cartridge box.

  • The old cartridge tags are replaced with gold plated, copper beryllium versions.

  • The Saturn had a cartridge slot, but primarily ran CD-ROM games, and the controller closely resembled the six-button design from the Sega Genesis.

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Words Starting With

CCACAR

Words Ending With

EGEDGE

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