pellet gun

noun

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The first incident on Sept. 16, police said, appeared to be from a BB gun or pellet gun. Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 23 Oct. 2024 When asked about lethal force being used, Williams explained that at the time, there was no way to know that the gun in question was a pellet gun until the officers got their hands on it. Casey Pritchard, USA TODAY, 29 June 2024 The same office was shot at just a week prior, on Sept. 16, in an incident the police said appeared to involve a BB or pellet gun. Fritz Farrow, ABC News, 25 Sep. 2024 Lee then opened fire on police with the pellet gun and was cut down by return fire. Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 10 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for pellet gun 

Word History

First Known Use

1952, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of pellet gun was in 1952

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“Pellet gun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pellet%20gun. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.

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