blank shell

1. 1.

   a cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet

   Synonymsblankdummy

   Broadercartridge

Questions about blank shell

What does blank shell mean?

blank shell means "a cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet".

What is another word for blank shell?

Close synonyms include blank, dummy. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is blank shell a common word?

blank shell is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.