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bird shot

bird shot is the alternative form of birdshot.

Meaning of birdshot

Noun

birdshot (countable and uncountable, plural birdshots)

  1. Small lead or steel shot, as pieces of ammunition, used in shotgun shells.
    • In the first shooting, four of the teenagers were sitting on a porch and were peppered with birdshot from a shotgun fired from a passing car around 2:30 p.m., Sheriff John Rutherford said.2007 May 2, “Florida Six Wounded in Shootings”, in New York Times, sourced from The Associated Press
  2. A rifle or pistol cartridge containing small shot instead of a single larger projectile.

Forms of bird shot

pluralbird shots

Questions about bird shot

What is bird shot the alternative form of?
Bird shot is the alternative form of birdshot.

Words near bird shot in the dictionary

  1. bird off
  2. bird pepper
  3. bird peppers
  4. bird point
  5. bird shit
  6. bird shot
  7. bird song
  8. bird spider
  9. bird spiders
  10. bird strike
  11. bird strikes

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