centre-fire

adjective

1. (of a cartridge) having the primer in the centre of the base
2. (of a firearm) adapted for such cartridges

Example Sentences

It expands the definition of a prohibited firearm to include "a rifle or shotgun, that is capable of discharging centre-fire ammunition in a semi-automatic manner and that is designed to accept a detachable cartridge magazine with a capacity greater than five cartridges of the type for which the firearm was originally designed".

From BBC

The centre-fire heaves underneath the earth, And the earth changes like a human face; The molten ore bursts up among the rocks, Winds into the stone's heart, outbranches bright In hidden mines, spots barren river-beds, Crumbles into fine sand where sunbeams bask-- God joys therein.

From Project Gutenberg

The centre-fire heaves underneath the earth, And the earth changes like a human face; The molten ore burst up among the rocks, Winds into the stone's heart, outbranches bright In hidden mines, spots barren river-beds, Crumbles into fine sand where sunbeams bask— God joys therein.

From Project Gutenberg

Did he harrow up his hearers with a burst from "Othello" or a deep-sea groan from "Hamlet," and then create a revulsion of feeling by somersaulting over the centre-fire of the circle and standing on his head before it, grinning diabolically at the incensed pot?

From Project Gutenberg

The centre-fire heaves underneath the earth,     And the earth changes like a human face;     The molten ore bursts up among the rocks,     Winds into the stone's heart, outbranches bright     In hidden mines, spots barren river-beds,     Crumbles into fine sand where sunbeams bask —     God joys therein.

From Project Gutenberg