buckshot

noun [U]

/ˈbʌk.ʃɒt/

/-ʃɑːt/

Definition

› many small balls of metal shot from a shotgunBullets and cartridges

(Definition of buckshot noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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