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pepper ball

pepper ball noun: a projectile filled with irritating powder similar to pepper spray.

Noun

pepper ball (plural pepper balls)

  1. A projectile filled with irritating powder similar to pepper spray.
    • An officer shot pepper balls at the crowd.2020 June 1, “Fourth day of Omaha protests brings more clashes after curfew, but also signs of unity”, in Omaha World-Herald
    • Officials have insisted that tear gas was not deployed but rather pepper balls and smoke canisters.2020 June 2, Zack Budryk, “DC National Guard asks for investigation into use of helicopter to target protesters”, in The Hill

Forms of pepper ball

pluralpepper balls

Questions about pepper ball

What does pepper ball mean?
Pepper ball means a projectile filled with irritating powder similar to pepper spray.
What part of speech is pepper ball?
Pepper ball is a noun.
What is the plural of pepper ball?
The plural of pepper ball is pepper balls.

Words near pepper ball in the dictionary

  1. Peppards
  2. pepped
  3. pepped up
  4. pepper
  5. pepper and salt
  6. pepper ball
  7. pepper balls
  8. pepper cake
  9. pepper cakes
  10. Pepper Coast
  11. pepper disease

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