blank cartridge

noun

, Ordnance.

1. a cartridge containing powder only, without a bullet.

blank cartridge

noun

1. a cartridge containing powder but no bullet: used in battle practice or as a signal

Word History and Origins

Origin of blank cartridge¹

First recorded in 1820–30

Example Sentences

The blank cartridge struck Captain Cannon, hurting him considerably in a very tender portion of his body—not in front neither.

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True, it was make-believe from start to finish, without even blank cartridge to give the vaguest hint of reality.

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A single blank-cartridge volley would have scared soldiers and artillerists, who might besides have been harassed on both flanks.

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But Mrs. Badger, after shooting him one quick look, probably decided that it was a blank cartridge.

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The fouling of the blank cartridge is as dangerous to the bore as the fouling of the ball cartridge.

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