Buckshot
Definitions
Lead shot used in shotgun cartridges, made of larger pellets than birdshot and suitable for hunting larger game.
US, countable, uncountable
Equivalents
Examples
“Our men were all well armed with Colt's revolvers and Mississippi yagers, which last⟳, carried a bullet, and two buckshots.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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