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plastic bullet

(Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a solid PVC cylinder, 10 cm long and 38 mm in diameter, fired by police or military forces to regain control in riots Formal name baton round

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plastic bullet n → pallottola di plastica

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