Cartouch (Noun)
Meaning
A cartridge (usually with paper casing).
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The old revolver was loaded with paper cartouches that had been wet and were now fragile.
- She began loading the musket with the powder cartouches wrapped in paper.
- The original artillery records referred to the charge being delivered in a paper cartouch holding the propellant powder.
- His musket fired paper cartouches that were so prone to dampness that even the slightest rain would be problematic.
- The powder load was contained in a flammable paper cartouch, tied off at both ends.