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bul·let  (blt)
n.
1.
a. A usually metal projectile in the shape of a pointed cylinder or a ball that is expelled from a firearm, especially a rifle or handgun.
b. Such a projectile in a metal casing; a cartridge.
2. An object resembling a projectile in shape, action, or effect.
3. Printing A heavy dot ( · ) used to highlight a particular passage.

[French boulette, diminutive of boule, ball, from Old French, from Latin bulla.]

bullet
Noun
a small metallic missile used as the projectile of a gun or rifle [French boulette little ball]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.bulletbullet - a projectile that is fired from a gun
cartridge - ammunition consisting of a cylindrical casing containing an explosive charge and a bullet; fired from a rifle or handgun
dumdum, dumdum bullet - a soft-nosed small-arms bullet that expands when it hits a target and causes a gaping wound
full metal jacket - a lead bullet that is covered with a jacket of a harder metal (usually copper)
projectile, missile - a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled
rifle ball - a bullet designed to be fired from a rifle; no longer made spherical in shape
rubber bullet - a bullet made of hard rubber; designed for use in crowd control
2.bulletbullet - a high-speed passenger train        
passenger train - a train that carries passengers
3.bulletbullet - (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity; "he swung late on the fastball"; "he showed batters nothing but smoke"
pitch, delivery - (baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter
slider - a fastball that curves slightly away from the side from which it was thrown
baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!"

bullet
Translations
bullet [ˈbulɪt] nbala;
bullet wound → balazo

bullet [ˈbulɪt] nballe f (de fusil etc)

bullet [ˈbulɪt] nKugel f

bullet [ˈbulɪt] npallottola

bullet
n bullet [ˈbulit]
a piece of metal etc fired from certain hand guns He was killed by machine-gun bullets. koeël رَصاصَه куршум kulka kugle; projektil die Gewehrkugel σφαίρα bala kuul گلوله luoti balle כָּדוּר, קָלִיע गोल सिरे वाला metak golyó peluru pallottola, proiettile 弾丸 탄환 kulka lode peluru kogel kule kula, pocisk bala glonţ пуля guľka krogla metak kula กระสุนปืน kurşun,fişek 槍彈 куля; ядро گولی đạn
bulletproof
ajdective that can stop bullets from penetrating it. koeëlvas لا يَخْتَرِقُه الرَّصاص брониран neprůstřelný skudsikker kugelsicher αλεξίσφαιρος antibalas kuulikindel ضد گلوله à l'épreuve des balles, blindé חָסִין בִּפְנֵי קְלִיעִים गोली-सह neprobojan golyóálló anti peluru blindato, a prova di pallottola/proiettile 防弾の 방탄의 neperðaunamas ložu necaurlaidīgs kalis peluru kogelvrij skuddsikker kuloodporny пуленепробиваемый nepriestreľný neprebojen otporan na metke skottsäker กันกระสุน kurşun geçirmez 防彈的 куленепробивний گولی سے محفوظ chống đạn
n bulletproof vest
a sleeveless jacket for protecting the body from bullets. koeëlvaste baadjie صِدارٌ مُقاوِمٌ للرَّصاص бронирана жилетка neprůstřelná vesta skudsikker vest kugelsichere Weste αλεξίσφαιρο γιλέκο chaleco antibalas kuulikindel vest جلیقه ضد گلوله gilet pare–bales אֱפוֹד מָגֵן गोलियों से बचाने वाली जैकेट neprobojna košulja golyóálló mellény rompi anti peluru giubbotto antiproiettile 防弾チョッキ 방탄 조끼 neperšaunama liemenė ložu necaurlaidīga veste baju kalis peluru kogelvrij vest skuddsikker vest kamizelka kuloodporna пуленепробиваемый жилет nepriestreľná vesta neprebojni jopič neprobojni prsluk skottsäker väst เสื้อกันกระสุน kurşun geçirmez yelek 防彈背心 куленепробивний жилет گولیوں سے محفوظ کوٹ áo giáp chống đạn


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It seemed as if I had hardly closed my eyes, though in fact it was near midday, when I was awakened by the report of a rifle, the bullet striking the bowlder just above my body.
A bullet went through his hat, but he was unaware, though he did know when another tore through the apples on the pommel.
Goodfellow, after considerable searching in the cavity of the chest was enabled to detect and to pull forth a bullet of very extraordinary size, which, upon trial, was found to be exactly adapted to the bore of Mr.
 
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