Definitions for central-fire

central-fire cen·tral-fire

Spelling: [sen-truh l-fahyuh r]
IPA: /ˈsɛn trəlˌfaɪər/

Central-Fire is a 12 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 946 anagrams from letters in central-fire (-aceefilnrrt).

Definitions for central-fire

adjective

  1. center-fire.

Origin of central-fire

First recorded in 1880-85

Examples for central-fire

The nearest size in central-fire cartridge to seven millimetres is called the 300, which is .3 of an inch.

A little beyond my fishing-basket is a sideboard which is littered with central-fire cartridges, tins of powder, and bags of shot.

They consequently lack the safety, reliability, and accuracy of the corresponding calibers in central-fire ammunition.

In the High Street he stopped at Clifford's the gunmaker's, and bought a heavy revolver, with a box of central-fire cartridges.

The central-fire cartridge, practically as now in use, was introduced into England in 1861 by Daw.

Many of these have been altered to breech-loaders, to shoot the central-fire cartridges, and are accurate and fine shooting arms.

This was made possible by the introduction of the central-fire cartridge.

Word Value for central-fire
Scrable

9

Words with friends

12

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