bullet

Noun
  1. A projectile that is fired from a gun (synset 102919696)
    is a type of: missile, projectile - a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled
    subtypes:
    • dumdum, dumdum bullet - a soft-nosed small-arms bullet that expands when it hits a target and causes a gaping wound
    • full metal jacket - a lead bullet that is covered with a jacket of a harder metal (usually copper)
    • rifle ball - a bullet designed to be fired from a rifle; no longer made spherical in shape
    • rubber bullet - a bullet made of hard rubber; designed for use in crowd control
    is a part of: cartridge - ammunition consisting of a cylindrical casing containing an explosive charge and a bullet; fired from a rifle or handgun
    same as: slug
  2. A high-speed passenger train (synset 102920413)
    is a type of: passenger train - a train that carries passengers
    same as: bullet train
  3. (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity (synset 100109001)
    "he swung late on the fastball"; "he showed batters nothing but smoke"
    referred to in: ball, baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs
    is a type of: delivery, pitch - (baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter
    subtypes: slider - a fastball that curves slightly away from the side from which it was thrown
    same as: fastball, heater, hummer, smoke

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