wadcutter

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noun

a special-purpose bullet designed for shooting paper targets, usually at close range and at subsonic velocities.

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Meanings

nounwadcutter (plural wadcutters)

plural wadcutters

  1. engineeringa special-purpose bullet designed for shooting paper targets, usually at close range and at subsonic velocities.

Origin

From wad + cutter.

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APA

wadcutter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wadcutter

MLA

“wadcutter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wadcutter. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wadcutter,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wadcutter.

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