English Dictionary

birdshot

noun

A small lead or steel shot, or ammunition, used in shotgun shells. / A rifle or pistol cartridge containing small shot instead of a single larger projectile.

He was injured by birdshot while hunting.

意味（1）

A small lead or steel shot, or ammunition, used in shotgun shells.

In the first shooting, four of the teenagers were sitting on a porch and were peppered with birdshot from a shotgun fired from a passing car around 2:30 p.m., Sheriff John Rutherford said.

意味（2）

A rifle or pistol cartridge containing small shot instead of a single larger projectile.