blank cartridge; blank ammunition
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blank cartridge; blank round; ammunition without a projectile
technicalUsed in military training exercises, ceremonial salutes, and film production where the sound and flash of gunfire are needed without a projectile. While lacking a bullet, blanks can still be dangerous at close range due to hot gases and wadding.
Yǎn演
xí习
zhōng中
shǐ使
yòng用
de的
dōu都
shì是
kōng空
bāo包
dàn弹
。
Blank cartridges were used throughout the exercise.
Lǐ礼
pào炮
fā发
shè射
de的
shì是
kōng空
bāo包
dàn弹
。
The salute cannons fired blank rounds.
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Pāi拍
shè摄
zhàn战
zhēng争
chǎng场
miàn面
shí时
，
yǎn演
yuán员
shǐ使
yòng用
kōng空
bāo包
dàn弹
mó模
nǐ拟
zhēn真
shí实
qiāng枪
shēng声
。
When filming battle scenes, actors use blank ammunition to simulate realistic gunfire.
Kōng空
bāo包
dàn弹
suī虽
rán然
méi没
yǒu有
dàn弹
tóu头
，
dàn但
zài在
jìn近
jù距
lí离
rén仍
rán然
kě可
néng能
zào造
chéng成
wēi危
xiǎn险
。
Although blank cartridges have no bullet, they can still cause injury at close range.