shotshell
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5.9
A small cartridge for a shotgun that holds many small pellets or one slug
- noun
- /ˈʃɑtʃɛl/
- Specialized
:
cartucho de escopeta
- After choosing the right type of shotshell, the hunter felt ready for the competition.
- shotshell wad
- gauge shotshell
- shotshell load
Examples
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(According to Chuck Hawks, there are only 262 pellets in Remington's 28 ga 7/8 oz shotshell, but let's not quibble over the small change.)
Blog text (25) -
He loaded his shotgun with a shotshell before heading out to the hunting grounds.
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The box contained a dozen shotshells designed for waterfowl hunting.
Synonyms
round
vsshotshell
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7.2
A single bullet or shell used in a gun
is specific to cartridges designed to fire pellets or a single large slug
66
4.1
A single bullet and its case ready to be fired from a gun
includes both multi-pellet loads and single-projectile cartridges
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3.8
A small case filled with many small metal balls that is fired from a shotgun
is identical in meaning but uses an alternative standard name
How Powerful
Surface Forms
shotshell singular
shotshells plural
Morphology
Etymology
Shotshell is made of two simple words: shot ('small pellets') and shell ('case'). So a shotshell is the 'case' that holds the 'shot' — the thing you load into a shotgun, with many small pellets or one large 'slug'.