"stray bullet" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: stray bullets [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} stray bullet (plural stray bullets)
  1. A bullet that, after being fired from a gun, hits an unintended target. Wikipedia link: stray bullet Translations (a bullet that hits an unintended target): шалёная ку́ля (šaljónaja kúlja) [feminine] (Belarusian), дурна́я ку́ля (durnája kúlja) [feminine] (Belarusian), 流彈 (Chinese Mandarin), 流弹 (liúdàn) (Chinese Mandarin), harhaluoti (Finnish), balle perdue [feminine] (French), verirrte Kugel [feminine] (German), proiettile vagante [masculine] (Italian), ながれだま (Japanese), zbłąkana kula [feminine] (Polish), bala perdida [feminine] (Portuguese), шальна́я пу́ля (šalʹnája púlja) [feminine] (Russian), bala perdida [feminine] (Spanish), ligaw na bala (Tagalog), ลูกหลง (lûuk-lǒng) (Thai), дурна́ ку́ля (durná kúlja) [feminine] (Ukrainian), шальна́ ку́ля (šalʹná kúlja) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-stray_bullet-en-noun-EBZnxiC9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations

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