American English pronunciation
How to pronounce pellets
IPA transcription: ['pɛləts]
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Noun
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a solid missile discharged from a firearm
“the shot buzzed past his ear”
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a small sphere
Usage examples
- Hailstones, large and hard like blunderbuss pellets, were riddling the building.
- Galton then asked the reverse question from where did these pellets come?
- The current bullet has a core of very tightly packed lead pellets.
- Each cell is sealed off from adjoining eggs with mud or dung pellets.