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Meaning of Buckshot | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Lead shot used in shotgun cartridges, made of larger pellets than birdshot and suitable for hunting larger game.

US, countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية الرّصاص رش
Bosanski sačma šrot сачма шрот
Deutsch Posten
Ελληνικά σκάγι
Français chevrotine
Hrvatski sačma šrot сачма шрот
Македонски сачма
Nederlands hagel
Русский дробь картечь
Српски sačma šrot сачма шрот
Svenska hagelskott

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.
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