"percussion bullet" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: percussion bullets [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} percussion bullet (plural percussion bullets)
  1. (firearms) A bullet designed to explode on striking its target. Categories (topical): Firearms
    Sense id: en-percussion_bullet-en-noun-b4DIkHRM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: engineering, firearms, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, tools, war, weaponry

Inflected forms

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