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EJECTEUR AUTOMATIQUE [1 record]

Record 1 2025-08-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Small Arms
DEF

An ejector in some hinged-frame firearms that expels cartridge cases when the action is opened.

OBS

Some automatic ejectors will only raise the cartridge to facilitate its manual removal.

OBS

automatic ejector: designation and definition officially approved by the Army Terminology Panel.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes légères
DEF

Sur certaines armes à bascule, dispositif qui éjecte les douilles lorsqu'on ouvre le mécanisme.

OBS

Certains éjecteurs automatiques ne font qu'élever la douille pour faciliter son extraction manuelle.

OBS

éjecteur automatique : désignation et définition uniformisées par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie de l'Armée de terre; désignation uniformisée par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des armes légères.

Spanish

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