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dum·dum (d

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A hollow-point small-arms bullet designed to expand upon impact, inflicting a gaping wound.

[After Dum Dum, a town of northeast India.]

dumdum [ˈdʌmˌdʌm]

(Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a soft-nosed or hollow-nosed small-arms bullet that expands on impact and inflicts extensive laceration Also called dumdum bullet

[named after Dum-Dum, town near Calcutta where these bullets were made]

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Noun

dumdum - a soft-nosed small-arms bullet that expands when it hits a target and causes a gaping wound

dumdum bullet

bullet, slug - a projectile that is fired from a gun

Translations

dumdum (bullet)

n → Dumdum(geschoss) nt

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