Meanings
nounstray bullet (plural stray bullets)
plural stray bullets
- A bullet that, after being fired from a gun, hits an unintended target.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 流彈 /流弹
- 流彈 /流弹 (liúdàn)a bullet that hits an unintended target
Danish vådeskud
- vådeskuda bullet that hits an unintended target
Finnish harhaluoti
- harhaluotia bullet that hits an unintended target
French balle perdue
- balle perduea bullet that hits an unintended target
German verirrte Kugel, Ausreißer
- verirrte Kugela bullet that hits an unintended target
- Ausreißera bullet that hits an unintended target
Italian proiettile vagante
- proiettile vagantea bullet that hits an unintended target
Japanese ながれだま
- ながれだまa bullet that hits an unintended target
Malay peluru sesat
- peluru sesata bullet that hits an unintended target
Polish zbłąkana kula
- zbłąkana kulaa bullet that hits an unintended target
Portuguese bala perdida
- bala perdidaa bullet that hits an unintended target
Russian шальна́я пу́ля
- шальна́я пу́ля (šalʹnája púlja)a bullet that hits an unintended target
Spanish bala perdida
- bala perdidaa bullet that hits an unintended target
Swedish vådaskott
- vådaskotta bullet that hits an unintended target
Tagalog ligaw na bala
- ligaw na balaa bullet that hits an unintended target
Thai ลูกหลง
- ลูกหลง (lûuk-lǒng)a bullet that hits an unintended target
Ukrainian дурна́ ку́ля, шальна́ ку́ля
- дурна́ ку́ля (durná kúlja)a bullet that hits an unintended target
- шальна́ ку́ля (šalʹná kúlja)a bullet that hits an unintended target
Cite this entry
APA
stray bullet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stray%20bullet
MLA
“stray bullet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stray%20bullet. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stray bullet,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stray%20bullet.
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