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birdshot — [bʉrd′shät΄] n. small shot, for shooting birds … English World dictionary
birdshot — bird|shot [ˈbə:dʃɔt US ˈbə:rdʃa:t] n [U] a type of very small bullet that is fired in large numbers ▪ The crowd was dispersed by police using tear gas and birdshot … Dictionary of contemporary English
Birdshot chorioretinopathy — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = 32404 ICD10 = ICD10|H|30|9|h|30 ICD9 = ICD9|363.20 ICDO = OMIM = 605808 MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = Birdshot chorioretinopathy, also called birdshot… … Wikipedia
birdshot — noun A small lead shot, or ammunition, used in shotgun shells … Wiktionary
birdshot — noun the smallest size of shot for sporting rifles or other guns … English new terms dictionary
birdshot — birdˈshot noun Pellets suitable for shooting birds • • • Main Entry: ↑bird … Useful english dictionary
Shotgun shell — A 12 gauge shotgun shell in a transparent plastic hull, allowing the contents to be seen. From left to right: gunpowder, over powder wad, shot wad, #8 birdshot, and over shot wad A shotgun shell (shotshell) is a self contained cartridge loaded… … Wikipedia
Shotgun — For other uses, see Shotgun (disambiguation). A pump action Remington 870, two semi automatic … Wikipedia
Cartridge (firearms) — From left: .50 BMG, .300 Win Mag, .308 Winchester, 7.62×39mm, 5.56×45mm NATO, .22LR. A cartridge, also called a round, packages the bullet, gunpowder and primer into a single metallic case precisely made to fit the firing chamber of a firearm … Wikipedia
Dick Cheney hunting incident — The Dick Cheney hunting incident occurred on February 11, 2006, when then U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney shot Harry Whittington, a 78 year old Texas attorney, while participating in a quail hunt on a ranch in Kenedy County, Texas.[1] Both Cheney … Wikipedia
