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BOX-MAGAZINE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-09-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Small Arms
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- box magazine
1, record 1, English, box%20magazine
correct, noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- feed box 2, record 1, English, feed%20box
correct, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A removable, rectangular magazine. 3, record 1, English, - box%20magazine
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The box magazine is the most common type of magazine employed on modern military small arms. 3, record 1, English, - box%20magazine
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
In a box magazine, rounds may be stacked in either a single column or in two staggered columns. The former is known as a "single-column box magazine," and the latter as a "double-staggered column box magazine." 3, record 1, English, - box%20magazine
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
box magazine: designation and definition officially approved by the Army Terminology Panel. 4, record 1, English, - box%20magazine
Record 1, Key term(s)
- box-magazine
- feedbox
- feed-box
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Armes légères
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- boîtier-chargeur
1, record 1, French, bo%C3%AEtier%2Dchargeur
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- boîte-chargeur 2, record 1, French, bo%C3%AEte%2Dchargeur
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Magasin rectangulaire amovible. 3, record 1, French, - bo%C3%AEtier%2Dchargeur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le boîtier-chargeur est le modèle le plus utilisé dans les armes légères militaires modernes. 3, record 1, French, - bo%C3%AEtier%2Dchargeur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Dans un boîtier-chargeur, les cartouches peuvent être superposées en une seule colonne ou en deux colonnes imbriquées. Le chargeur est alors dit «à colonne simple» ou «à pile imbriquée», selon le cas. 3, record 1, French, - bo%C3%AEtier%2Dchargeur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
boîtier-chargeur : 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. 4, record 1, French, - bo%C3%AEtier%2Dchargeur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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