plastic bullet

noun [C]

Definition

› a large bullet made of hard plastic that is intended to hurt but not kill peopleBullets and cartridges

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

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