pellet

Type of:

ball, globe, orb

an object with a spherical shape

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