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Percussion Cap

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Noun

1. percussion cap

a detonator that explodes when struck

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Percussion Cap

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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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Percussion Cap

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a small container holding a charge that explodes when struck, used as in firing a gun

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Percussion Cap

see synonyms of percussion cap
n.
A thin metal cap containing an explosive substance, such as fulminate of mercury, that explodes on being struck.

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