'Rim-fire' definitions:
Definition of 'Rim-fire'
From: GCIDE
- Rim-fire \Rim"-fire`\, a. Having the percussion fulminate in a rim surrounding the base, distinguished from center-fire; -- said of cartridges; also, using rim-fire cartridges; as, a rim-fire gun. Such cartridges are now little used. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]