bird ‧ shot /ˈbɜːdʃɒt $ ˈbɜːrdʃɑːt/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
a type of very small bullet that is fired in large numbers:
The crowd was dispersed by police using tear gas and birdshot.
bird ‧ shot /ˈbɜːdʃɒt $ ˈbɜːrdʃɑːt/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
a type of very small bullet that is fired in large numbers:
The crowd was dispersed by police using tear gas and birdshot.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012