birdshots

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.