percussion cap

noun

a small metallic cap or cup containing fulminating powder, formerly exploded by percussion to fire the charge of small arms.

Origin of percussion cap

First recorded in 1815–25

Words nearby percussion cap

per contra, per curiam, percurrent, percuss, percussion, percussion cap, percussion flaking, percussion instrument, percussionist, percussion lock, percussion tool

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Example sentences from the Web for percussion cap

The revolver of the Civil War was, of course, a percussion-cap weapon.
Rebel Raider|H. Beam Piper
He started running over, in his mind, the paratemporal areas in which gunpowder but not the percussion-cap was known.
Time Crime|H. Beam Piper
On so slight an incident—the defect of a percussion-cap—did the battle hinge.
The Dixie Book of Days|Matthew Page Andrews
First of all—above and beyond everything else in a boy's sight—was the voyageur's percussion-cap rifle.
Strange Stories of the Great Valley|Abbie Johnston Grosvenor

Then seizing one arm, he draws it across the opposite shoulder, until the joint cracks like a percussion-cap.
The Lands of the Saracen|Bayard Taylor

British Dictionary definitions for percussion cap

percussion cap

noun

a detonator consisting of a paper or thin metal cap containing material that explodes when struck and formerly used in certain firearms

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单词	percussion cap
释义	percussion cap noun a small metallic cap or cup containing fulminating powder, formerly exploded by percussion to fire the charge of small arms. Origin of percussion cap First recorded in 1815–25 Words nearby percussion cap per contra, per curiam, percurrent, percuss, percussion, percussion cap, percussion flaking, percussion instrument, percussionist, percussion lock, percussion tool Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for percussion cap The revolver of the Civil War was, of course, a percussion-cap weapon. Rebel Raider\|H. Beam Piper He started running over, in his mind, the paratemporal areas in which gunpowder but not the percussion-cap was known. Time Crime\|H. Beam Piper On so slight an incident—the defect of a percussion-cap—did the battle hinge. The Dixie Book of Days\|Matthew Page Andrews First of all—above and beyond everything else in a boy's sight—was the voyageur's percussion-cap rifle. Strange Stories of the Great Valley\|Abbie Johnston Grosvenor Then seizing one arm, he draws it across the opposite shoulder, until the joint cracks like a percussion-cap. The Lands of the Saracen\|Bayard Taylor British Dictionary definitions for percussion cap percussion cap noun a detonator consisting of a paper or thin metal cap containing material that explodes when struck and formerly used in certain firearms Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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