Cartridge — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

ammunition consisting of a cylindrical casing containing an explosive charge and a bullet; fired from a rifle or handgun

a light-tight supply chamber holding the film and supplying it for exposure as required

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːɹtɹɪdʒ/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌɑːkiːˈɒlədʒən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌɑːkiːˈɒlədʒən/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːɹtɹɪdʒ/.

Examples

he loaded a cartridge of fresh tape into the tape deck

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

magazine pickup

Parts of Speech

noun	ammunition consisting of a cylindrical casing containing an explosive charge and a bullet; fired from a rifle or handgun
noun	a light-tight supply chamber holding the film and supplying it for exposure as required
noun	a module designed to be inserted into a larger piece of equipment “he loaded a cartridge of fresh tape into the tape deck”
noun	an electro-acoustic transducer that is the part of the arm of a record player that holds the needle and that is removable

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Patrone

Munition, bestehend aus einer zylindrischen Hülse, die eine Sprengladung und ein Geschoss enthält; mit einem Gewehr oder einer Handfeuerwaffe abgefeuert

🇫🇷French

cartouche

munitions constituées d'une enveloppe cylindrique contenant une charge explosive et une balle ; tiré avec un fusil ou une arme de poing

🇪🇸Spanish

cartucho

munición compuesta por una carcasa cilíndrica que contiene una carga explosiva y una bala; disparado con un rifle o pistola

🇮🇹Italian

cartuccia

munizioni costituite da un involucro cilindrico contenente una carica esplosiva e un proiettile; sparato con un fucile o una pistola

🇳🇱Dutch

patroon

munitie bestaande uit een cilindrische behuizing met daarin een explosieve lading en een kogel; afgevuurd met een geweer of pistool

🇵🇹Portuguese

cartucho

munição constituída por um invólucro cilíndrico contendo uma carga explosiva e uma bala; disparado de um rifle ou revólver

🇷🇺Russian

картридж

боеприпас, состоящий из цилиндрической гильзы, содержащей заряд взрывчатого вещества и пулю; стрелять из винтовки или пистолета

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कारतूस

गोला-बारूद जिसमें एक बेलनाकार आवरण होता है जिसमें एक विस्फोटक चार्ज और एक गोली होती है; राइफल या हैंडगन से फायर किया गया

🇧🇩Bengali

কার্তুজ

একটি বিস্ফোরক চার্জ এবং একটি বুলেট ধারণকারী একটি নলাকার আবরণ গঠিত গোলাবারুদ; একটি রাইফেল বা হ্যান্ডগান থেকে গুলি করা হয়েছে

🇮🇳Tamil

கெட்டி

வெடிகுண்டு மற்றும் புல்லட் கொண்ட உருளை உறை கொண்ட வெடிமருந்துகள்; துப்பாக்கி அல்லது கைத்துப்பாக்கியிலிருந்து சுடப்பட்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

గుళిక

పేలుడు ఛార్జ్ మరియు బుల్లెట్ కలిగిన స్థూపాకార కేసింగ్‌తో కూడిన మందుగుండు సామగ్రి; రైఫిల్ లేదా చేతి తుపాకీ నుండి కాల్చారు

🇮🇳Marathi

काडतूस

स्फोटक चार्ज आणि बुलेट असलेले दंडगोलाकार आवरण असलेले दारुगोळा; रायफल किंवा हँडगनमधून गोळीबार केला

🇮🇳Gujarati

કારતૂસ

વિસ્ફોટક ચાર્જ અને બુલેટ ધરાવતું નળાકાર કેસીંગ ધરાવતું દારૂગોળો; રાઇફલ અથવા હેન્ડગનથી ફાયરિંગ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಾರ್ಟ್ರಿಡ್ಜ್

ಸ್ಫೋಟಕ ಚಾರ್ಜ್ ಮತ್ತು ಬುಲೆಟ್ ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ಸಿಲಿಂಡರಾಕಾರದ ಕವಚವನ್ನು ಒಳಗೊಂಡಿರುವ ಮದ್ದುಗುಂಡು; ರೈಫಲ್ ಅಥವಾ ಕೈಬಂದೂಕಿನಿಂದ ಗುಂಡು ಹಾರಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കാട്രിഡ്ജ്

സ്ഫോടനാത്മക ചാർജും ബുള്ളറ്റും അടങ്ങുന്ന ഒരു സിലിണ്ടർ കേസിംഗ് അടങ്ങുന്ന വെടിമരുന്ന്; ഒരു റൈഫിളിൽ നിന്നോ കൈത്തോക്കിൽ നിന്നോ വെടിവച്ചു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਾਰਤੂਸ

ਗੋਲਾ ਬਾਰੂਦ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਸਿਲੰਡਰ ਕੇਸਿੰਗ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਵਿਸਫੋਟਕ ਚਾਰਜ ਅਤੇ ਇੱਕ ਗੋਲੀ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ; ਰਾਈਫਲ ਜਾਂ ਹੈਂਡਗਨ ਤੋਂ ਫਾਇਰ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

کارتوس

گولہ بارود جس میں ایک بیلناکار کیسنگ ہوتا ہے جس میں دھماکہ خیز چارج اور گولی ہوتی ہے۔ رائفل یا ہینڈگن سے فائر کیا گیا۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

墨盒

由装有炸药和子弹的圆柱形外壳组成的弹药；用步枪或手枪发射

🇯🇵Japanese

カートリッジ

爆発薬と弾丸を収めた円筒形の薬莢からなる弾薬。ライフルまたは拳銃から発砲される

🇰🇷Korean

탄약통

폭발물과 총알이 담긴 원통형 케이스로 구성된 탄약; 소총이나 권총으로 발사

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hộp mực

đạn bao gồm một vỏ hình trụ chứa thuốc nổ và một viên đạn; bắn từ súng trường hoặc súng ngắn

🇹🇭Thai

ตลับหมึก

กระสุนประกอบด้วยปลอกทรงกระบอกที่บรรจุประจุระเบิดและกระสุน ยิงจากปืนไรเฟิลหรือปืนพก

🇮🇩Indonesian

kartrid

amunisi yang terdiri dari selubung silinder berisi bahan peledak dan peluru; ditembakkan dari senapan atau pistol

🇵🇭Filipino

kartutso

bala na binubuo ng isang cylindrical casing na naglalaman ng explosive charge at isang bala; pinaputok mula sa isang riple o baril

🇲🇾Malay

kartrij

peluru yang terdiri daripada selongsong silinder yang mengandungi cas letupan dan peluru; ditembak daripada senapang atau pistol

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خرطوشة

ذخيرة تتكون من غلاف أسطواني يحتوي على عبوة ناسفة ورصاصة؛ أطلقت من بندقية أو مسدس

🇮🇷Persian

کارتریج

مهمات متشکل از یک محفظه استوانه ای حاوی یک بار انفجاری و یک گلوله. شلیک از تفنگ یا تفنگ دستی

🇹🇷Turkish

kartuş

patlayıcı madde ve mermi içeren silindirik bir mahfazadan oluşan mühimmat; tüfek veya tabancayla ateş edildi

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַחסָנִית

תחמושת המורכבת ממארז גלילי המכיל מטען חבלה וכדור; נורה מרובה או אקדח

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What is the primary definition of the word 'cartridge'?

The primary meaning of 'cartridge' is 'ammunition consisting of a cylindrical casing containing an explosive charge and a bullet; fired from a rifle or handgun'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'cartridge' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'cartridge' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'cartridge' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'cartridge' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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