Meaning | A solid missile discharged from a firearm. |
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Synonym | shot |
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Part of | case shot, canister, canister shot | A metallic cylinder packed with shot and used as ammunition in a firearm |
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Narrower | BB, BB shot | A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun |
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bird shot, buckshot, duck shot | small lead shot for shotgun shells |
grapeshot, grape | A cluster of small projectiles fired together from a cannon to produce a hail of shot |
musket ball, ball | A solid projectile that is shot by a musket |
Broader | projectile, missile | A weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled |
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