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belt, belt ammunition, belted ammunition
ammunition (usually of small caliber) loaded in flexible linked strips for use in a machine gun
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cartridge
ammunition consisting of a cylindrical casing containing an explosive charge and a bullet; fired from a rifle or handgun
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canister, canister shot, case shot
a metallic cylinder packed with shot and used as ammunition in a firearm
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powder and shot
ammunition consisting of gunpowder and bullets for muskets
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one shot, round, unit of ammunition
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
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shell
ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun
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tracer, tracer bullet
ammunition whose flight can be observed by a trail of smoke
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artillery shell
a shell fired by artillery
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ball cartridge
a general purpose cartridge having a primer and a ball and a full charge of powder
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blank, blank shell, dummy
a cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet
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cartouch, cartouche
a cartridge (usually with paper casing)
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shotgun shell
a shell containing lead shot; used in shotguns
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shrapnel
shell containing lead pellets that explodes in flight
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tank shell
a shell fired by the cannon on a tank
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whizbang, whizbang shell, whizzbang
a small high-velocity shell; it makes a whizzing sound followed by a bang when it hits
