pellet gun

noun

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The weapon turned out to be a pellet gun; police released a photo of the pellet gun in their statement following the shooting. Nathaniel Percy, Oc Register, 2 Apr. 2025 Following the shooting, according to Williams, officers recovered a pellet gun resembling a Glock 17 handgun with a detachable magazine. Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 29 June 2024 The school is in Cupertino very close to the border with Sunnyvale. Upon investigating, police found that someone had fired an airsoft-type pellet gun. Caelyn Pender, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2025 Ozarks First reported she had been admitted with a head wound from a pellet gun bullet lodged in her skull. Rhiannon Saegert, Kansas City Star, 11 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pellet gun

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First Known Use

1952, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of pellet gun was in 1952

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“Pellet gun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pellet%20gun. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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