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Birdshot is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Birdshot in a sentence

Birdshot meaning

  1. Small lead or steel shot, as pieces of ammunition, used in shotgun shells.
  2. A rifle or pistol cartridge containing small shot instead of a single larger projectile.

Using Birdshot

  • The main meaning on this page is: Small lead or steel shot, as pieces of ammunition, used in shotgun shells. | A rifle or pistol cartridge containing small shot instead of a single larger projectile.
  • In the example corpus, birdshot often appears in combinations such as: with birdshot.

Context around Birdshot

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 5 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

fire 1× ammunition 1× either 1× handloading 1×

Often after:

buckshot 1× shotshells 1×

Sentence patterns with Birdshot

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

fire with birdshot on people 1× for handloading birdshot shotshells 1× guy fire birdshot 1× larger than birdshot and was 1× like birdshot buckshot is 1× of ammunition birdshot is a 1× subset is birdshot which uses 1× termed either birdshot or buckshot 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

buckshot is similar 1× it s believed 1× like birdshot buckshot 1× of this general 1× shot is termed 1× shotshell reloading for 1×

Common sentence endings:

away from vehicles 1× birds in flight 1× guy fire birdshot 1× handloading birdshot shotshells 1× hence the name 1× in a shotgun 1×

Words around Birdshot

Just before it in the word index:

birdseye 10 birdsey 2 birdsell 3 birdseed 6 birdsall 10 birds 2.939

Just after it in the word index:

birdsong 27 birdsville 5 birdtown 2 birdwatch 5 birdwatcher 6 birdwatchers 17

Similar in corpus frequency:

aab 13 aamer 13 aave 13 abdelmadjid 13 abdulkarim 13 abdulsalami 13

Corpus analysis for Birdshot

  • In this selection, "birdshot" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, fire, ammunition, either, buckshot and shotshells stand out and add context to how "birdshot" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include fire with birdshot on people and for handloading birdshot shotshells. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "birdshot" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with birdshot

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Or did the guy fire birdshot? (6 words)

Shot is termed either birdshot or buckshot depending on the shot size. (12 words)

Like birdshot, buckshot is described by pellet size, with larger numbers indicating smaller shot. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

Of this general class, the most common subset is birdshot, which uses a large number (from dozens to hundreds) of small pellets, meant to create a wide "kill spread" to hunt birds in flight. (34 words)

One of the videos shows police officers beating an unarmed protester before dragging him into an armoured vehicle, while another policeman opens fire with birdshot on people running away from vehicles. (31 words)

Shotshell reloading for specialty purposes, such as for buckshot or slugs, or other specialty rounds, is often practiced, but varies significantly from the process steps discussed previously for handloading birdshot shotshells. (31 words)

Question examples

Or did the guy fire birdshot? (6 words)

Example sentences (10)

Or did the guy fire birdshot?

The N.H. National Guard peppers them with birdshot as Laconia’s Riot Squad arrests 150.

If you're not familiar with this type of ammunition, birdshot is a round that typically goes in a larger style shotgun.

It’s believed the shooter was lying in wait for each victim and used a birdshot in a shotgun.

One of the videos shows police officers beating an unarmed protester before dragging him into an armoured vehicle, while another policeman opens fire with birdshot on people running away from vehicles.

Buckshot is similar to but larger than birdshot, and was originally designed for hunting larger game, such as deer (hence the name).

Like birdshot, buckshot is described by pellet size, with larger numbers indicating smaller shot.

Of this general class, the most common subset is birdshot, which uses a large number (from dozens to hundreds) of small pellets, meant to create a wide "kill spread" to hunt birds in flight.

Shot is termed either birdshot or buckshot depending on the shot size.

Shotshell reloading for specialty purposes, such as for buckshot or slugs, or other specialty rounds, is often practiced, but varies significantly from the process steps discussed previously for handloading birdshot shotshells.

Common combinations with birdshot

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "birdshot" in a sentence?
An example: "Or did the guy fire birdshot?" This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "birdshot" from authentic English texts.
What does "birdshot" mean?
Birdshot means: Small lead or steel shot, as pieces of ammunition, used in shotgun shells.
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