Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

centerfire

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.80 in modern English

Syllables
cen-ter-fire
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of firearm cartridge with the primer in a central primer cap.

Etymology

From center + fire.

Inflected Forms

centerfires (plural) center-fire (alternative) centrefire (alternative) centre-fire (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

cupfire lipfire pinfire rimfire

Synonyms

central fire

Questions

What does centerfire mean?
A type of firearm cartridge with the primer in a central primer cap.
Where does centerfire come from?
From center + fire.

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