car·riage re·turn

n. the lever or mechanism on a typewriter that would cause the cylinder on which the paper was held (the carriage) to return to the left margin of the page

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From the Wikipedia entry Execution by firing squad:

In some cases,one member of the firing squad may be issued a weapon containing a blank cartridge instead of one with a bullet,without telling any of them to whom it has been given. This is believed to reduce flinching Read on…