blank cartridge

noun, Ordnance

a cartridge containing powder only, without a bullet.

Origin

1820-30

Examples from the web for blank cartridge

Try the file transfer again making sure that all the files are saved to the root directory of the blank cartridge.
Penetrative captive bolt stun guns have steel bolts, powered by either compressed air or a blank cartridge.
But you could also receive a blank cartridge which then you could download the book through your computer onto that cartridge.
The blank cartridge accompanied the duplicate sample cartridges, but at no time was exposed to ambient air.

British Dictionary definitions for blank cartridge

noun

a cartridge containing powder but no bullet: used in battle practice or as a signal