CARTRIDGE EJECTOR

 Dictionary entry overview: What does cartridge ejector mean? 

• CARTRIDGE EJECTOR (noun)
  The noun CARTRIDGE EJECTOR has 1 sense:

1. a mechanism in a firearm that ejects the empty shell case after firing

  Familiarity information: CARTRIDGE EJECTOR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CARTRIDGE EJECTOR (noun)

Meaning:

A mechanism in a firearm that ejects the empty shell case after firing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

cartridge ejector; ejector

Hypernyms ("cartridge ejector" is a kind of...):

mechanism (device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function)

Holonyms ("cartridge ejector" is a part of...):

gun (a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel))