cartridge holder
- noun
- Specialized
:
cargador
- The soldier loaded the cartridge holder before the mission.
Examples
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Can you pass me the cartridge holder?
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The soldier quickly reloaded his rifle by inserting a fresh cartridge holder.
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Please check if the cartridge holder is properly seated before using the weapon.
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Some older firearms require a different type of cartridge holder than modern automatic guns.
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The soldier inserted a new magazine into the cartridge holder before heading back into the field.
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In order to reload the weapon, she carefully placed the cartridge holder back into the firearm.
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He noticed that the cartridge holder on his rifle was rusted and decided to replace it for better performance.
Synonyms
152
1.3
A small device that holds things together, like papers or hair
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1.4
A thing that holds or supports other objects, like a pen stand
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9.0
A metal container that holds bullets and fits into a gun
A metal frame that holds bullets so they can be loaded into a gun
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: a 'cartridge holder' is literally a holder/device that holds cartridges, which a B1 learner who knows both constituent nouns can infer. Although the term has a specific technical/weapon-related sense, the noun+noun compound follows regular, cross-linguistic patterns and is therefore immediately understandable from its parts.
Etymology
Cartridge holder comes from a simple picture: cartridge, from old French 'cartouche' meaning a 'small case' for a bullet, and holder, something that holds. So a cartridge holder is the metal frame or container that keeps cartridges ready to be put into a gun.