rifle ball

/ˌraɪfəl bɔl/
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Other forms: rifle balls

Definitions of rifle ball
  1. noun
    a bullet designed to be fired from a rifle; no longer made spherical in shape
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    type of:
    bullet, slug
    a projectile that is fired from a gun
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