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Bullet Rogan — Pitcher and Outfielder Born: July 28, 1893(1893 07 28) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma … Wikipedia
Bullet — This article is about firearms projectiles. For other uses, see Bullet (disambiguation). Lead soft point, boat tailed, copper jacketed bullets A bullet is a projectile propelled by a firearm, sling, or air gun. Bullets do not normally contain… … Wikipedia
bullet — bulletless, adj. bulletlike, adj. /bool it/, n., v., bulleted, bulleting. n. 1. a small metal projectile, part of a cartridge, for firing from small arms. See diag. under cartridge. 2. a cartridge. 3. a small ball. 4. Print. a heavy dot for… … Universalium
bullet — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. missile, shot, ball, lead, slug; buckshot, BB shot. See arms. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. shell, cartridge, shot, ball, bolt, projectile, missile, ammunition, slug, steel jacketed bullet, soft nosed… … English dictionary for students
bullet — [[t]b ʊlɪt[/t]] bullets 1) N COUNT A bullet is a small piece of metal with a pointed or rounded end, which is fired out of a gun. → See also , rubber bullet 2) PHRASE: V inflects If someone bites the bullet, they accept that they have to do… … English dictionary
bullet — noun 1》 a metal projectile fired from a small firearm, typically cylindrical and pointed. 2》 (the bullet) informal dismissal from employment. 3》 Printing a small solid circle printed before each in a list of items. Origin C16: from Fr. boulet,… … English new terms dictionary
bullet — n. a small round or cylindrical missile with a pointed end, fired from a rifle, revolver, etc. Phrases and idioms: bullet headed having a round head. Etymology: F boulet, boulette dimin. of boule ball f. L bulla bubble … Useful english dictionary
Hollow-point bullet — A hollow point is a bullet that has a pit or hollowed out shape in its tip, generally intended to cause the bullet to expand upon entering a target in order to decrease penetration and disrupt more tissue as it travels through the target. As a… … Wikipedia
Soft point bullet — A soft point bullet, also known as a soft nosed bullet, is a lead bullet with a copper or brass jacket that is left open at the tip, exposing some of the lead inside and is thus an example of a semi jacketed round. Side by side comparison with a… … Wikipedia
The Ballot or the Bullet — is the name of a public speech by human rights activist Malcolm X. In the speech, which was delivered on April 3, 1964, at Cory Methodist Church in Cleveland, Ohio, [ Malcolm X Speaks , p. 23.] Malcolm advised African Americans to judiciously… … Wikipedia
