"tracer bullet" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tracer bullets [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} tracer bullet (plural tracer bullets)
  1. bullets which include a pyrotechnic component, allowing their path through the air to be seen. Wikipedia link: tracer bullet Categories (topical): Weapons Synonyms: tracer
    Sense id: en-tracer_bullet-en-noun-BKweZmh3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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