What does wadding do?

Wadding is a disc of material used in guns to seal gas behind a projectile or to separate powder from shot. ... Wadding for muzzleloaders is typically a small piece of cloth, or paper wrapping from the cartridge.

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in cartography, a contour line (often just called a "contour") joins points of equal elevation (height) above a given level, such as mean sea level. a contour map is a map illustrated with contour lines, for example a topographic map, which thus shows valleys and hills, and the steepness or gentleness of slopes.

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