🎪 A spinning toy 🔫 A small bullet

diabolo

9.9

A small pellet with a narrow middle that makes it fly straight in an airgun

noun
/diˈæbələʊ/

Specialized

: diábolo

He examined the shape of the diabolo to ensure it would fly straight and true.

Examples

For better accuracy, many competitors prefer using a diabolo when practicing at the range.
The shooter carefully loaded a diabolo into his air rifle before aiming at the target.
The diabolo is essential for accurate shooting.
He prefers using a diabolo for better accuracy.
The shooter carefully loaded a diabolo into his air rifle before aiming at the target.
For better accuracy, many competitors prefer using a diabolo when practicing at the range.
He examined the shape of the diabolo to ensure it would fly straight and true.

Synonyms

musket ball

vsdiabolo

Archaic

2 8.6

A small round piece of lead that a musket fires

is waisted for stable flight and accuracy rather than a simple round form

round shot

vsdiabolo

Archaic

1 9.9

A solid metal ball used in cannons in the past

is small and waisted for stable accurate flight rather than a large solid sphere

wadcutter

vsdiabolo

Specialized

1 9.4

A flat-nosed bullet that makes clean round holes in paper targets

is shaped for stable flight and precision rather than cutting neat holes

rifle ball

vsdiabolo

Archaic

1 7.9

A piece of metal fired from a rifle, originally round but later long

is made for air-powered guns using a waisted shape for stable accurate flight

Surface Forms

diabolo singular

diabolos plural

Etymology

Diabolo is also used for a small airgun pellet because the pellet has a thin middle like the toy's hourglass shape, so the toy's name was borrowed to describe that shape.