pellet
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4.9
- noun
- /ˈpɛlɪt/
:
perdigón
- If he had used a shotgun, pellets might have hit other patrons.
- firing pellets
- lead pellets
And I think, well, OK, yeah, it was a pellet gun.
- And I think, well, OK, yeah, it was a pellet gun.
- It was where a high-powered pellet gun.
Examples
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The hunter loaded the shotgun with steel pellets to hunt ducks.
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Zavala's shot had gone off to one side, and the shotgun pellets gouged a head-level chunk from the door jamb.
Fiction book (1999) -
Sometimes, it is hard to remember whether you have loaded the pellet or not.
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Loads one pellet at a time.
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We hear the sound of an air gun pellet hitting the bars.
Fiction book (1998) -
A few pellets hit Trivas in the shoulder, dots of red on his white shirt.
Fiction book (1999) -
Barton, who was riddled with 25 shotgun pellets, is still recovering from some nerve damage.
Blog text (8) -
At last, Retsler's blue sedan pulled into the turnout, spraying gravel like shotgun pellets.
Fiction book (1999) -
After the shot was fired, several pellets scattered across the field.
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The child was excited to see the shiny pellet from the BB gun stuck in the fence.
Synonyms
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2.2
A small metal object fired from a gun
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6.6
An object thrown or fired through the air, often used as a weapon
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7.8
A small metal pellet fired from an air gun
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7.0
Small lead pellets a shotgun fires to hunt large animals like deer
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5.7
Small round metal pellets used in shotguns for hunting birds
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5.8
Small round lead pellets used in shotgun shells to hunt small birds
Small metal balls put in shotgun shells for hunting ducks
A small round metal pellet fired from an air gun
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Etymology
Pellet comes from an old French word pelote meaning 'small ball', and from the Latin word pila meaning 'ball'. So a pellet is literally a 'little ball', which fits its use for the small round projectile fired from a shotgun.