Cartridge Noun ˈkɑːtrɪdʒ ˈkɑːrtrɪdʒ Armed Replica Pistol Capable

• he was armed with a replica pistol, capable of firing blank cartridges.

cartridge

1. a tube or case containing explosive and a bullet or shot, for shooting from a gun
• He was armed with a replica pistol, capable of firing blank cartridges.
2. a case containing something that is used in a machine, for example ink for a printer, film for a camera, etc. Cartridges are put into the machine and can be removed and replaced when they are finished or empty.
3. a thin tube containing ink (= coloured liquid for writing) which you put inside a pen

Word Origin

• late 16th cent.: from French cartouche (feminine noun), from Italian cartoccio, from carta, from Latin carta, charta, from Greek khartēs ‘papyrus leaf’.