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    lead shot
    /lɛdˈʃɒt/

    noun

    • 1. another term for shot
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  3. Definition of lead shot noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  4. Lead shot refers to the small pellets that are fired by shotguns while hunting waterfowl or upland fowl, or while skeet shooting. Most lead shots miss their target and are dissipated into the environment .

  5. Lead shot was originally made by pouring molten lead through screens into water, forming what was known as "swan shot", and, later, more economically mass-produced at higher quality using a shot tower. The Bliemeister method has supplanted the shot tower method since the early 1960s.

  6. 1. The firing or discharge of a weapon, such as a gun. 2. The distance over which something is shot; the range. 3. a. An attempt to hit a target with a projectile: His shot at the bear missed by inches. b. An attempt to reach a target with a rocket: a moon shot.

  7. Apr 4, 2022 · 4 April 2022. The RSPB and WWT are advocating new legislation to end the use of lead shotgun ammunition for shooting game animals in the UK. The availability of effective and comparably priced non-lead ammunition for shotgun shooters means there should be no real prac.

  8. Oct 15, 2018 · The Shot Tower process revolutionised the creation of lead shot at a time when it was used as bullets in historic wars amongst other things. The process is fairly simple in that a furnace at the top of the tower is used to heat lead until it is molten.

  9. shot lead. Shooting small round pellets of lead, used in cartridges.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.