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pellet

DEFINITIONS OF: pellet

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n a small sphere

Type of:
ball, globe, orb
an object with a spherical shape

n a solid missile discharged from a firearm

Synonyms:
shot
Types:
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BB, BB shot
a small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun
bird shot, buckshot, duck shot
small lead shot for shotgun shells
grape, grapeshot
a cluster of small projectiles fired together from a cannon to produce a hail of shot
ball, musket ball
a solid projectile that is shot by a musket
Type of:
missile, projectile
a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled
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