SHOTGUN SHELL

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A shell containing lead shot; used in shotguns

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("shotgun shell" is a kind of...):

shell (ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun)

Meronyms (parts of "shotgun shell"):

bird shot; buckshot; duck shot (small lead shot for shotgun shells)

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