lead shot

noun

Small balls of lead, used as projectiles in shotguns, and as a weight in angling, etc.

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Meanings

nounlead shot (uncountable)
  1. uncountableSmall balls of lead, used as projectiles in shotguns, and as a weight in angling, etc.

Translations

Finnish lyijyhauli
  • lyijyhauliSmall balls of lead used as projectiles
French plomb
  • plombSmall balls of lead used as projectiles
German Schrot
  • SchrotSmall balls of lead used as projectiles
Irish grán luaidhe
  • grán luaidheSmall balls of lead used as projectiles
Turkish saçma
  • saçmaSmall balls of lead used as projectiles
Cite this entry
APA

lead shot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lead%20shot

MLA

“lead shot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lead%20shot. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lead shot,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lead%20shot.

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