Cartridge cook-off if the unintentional discharge, without use of the firing mechanism, of a cartridge in the chamber by extreme overheating.

This condition is typically associated with automatic or select fire weapons (aka: machine guns).

aka:

• cook-off

Footnotes / Sources:

“Glossary ⇒.” Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers’ Institute. Ed. SAAMI’s Technical Committee. Web. 15-18 Jan. 2011.