BIRDSHOT


Meaning of BIRDSHOT in English

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.