Bullets

Interlinked Thematic Vocabulary Unit Nº 0375 v.1

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1. bullet |n| a metal projectile for firing from a rifle, revolver, or other small firearm, typically cylindrical and pointed, and sometimes containing an explosive.
2. "The revolver can hold six bullets."
3. "Autopsy results indicated that he bled to death after being hit by a single bullet."
4. "In order to allow for the effect of your own weapon, the bullet speed at least must be measured when shooting with this weapon."
5. rubber bullet |n| a bullet made of a metal ball coated with rubber. It is intended to injure people rather than kill them, and is used by police or soldiers to control crowds during a riot.
6. "They shot a rubber bullet at him from a distance of 30 centimeters."
7. "The list of equipment provides for the use of defensive sprays, clubs, rubber bullet weapons and paralysing or immobilizing gas."
8. "I was hit by a rubber bullet in my hand."
9. bulletproof |adj| made from a material that stops bullets from passing through.
10. "Anti-puncture, non-metallic sole pad made of bullet-proof, highly resistant fibres, offering great flexibility, light weight and protection."
11. "And the bullet-proof steel door offers even greater protection."
12. "Eichmann testified from a bulletproof glass booth."
13. cartridge / cartouche |n| a cylindrical case of pasteboard, metal, or the like, for holding a complete charge of powder, and often also the bullet or the shot for a rifle, machine gun, or other small arm.
14. "They recovered a single cartridge case from the scene."
15. "In this test, 10 cartridges are shot with the pistol."
16. "The speed of the cartridge bullet from the barrel at 10 meters off is measured."
17. calibre |n| the calibre of a gun is the width of the inside of its barrel.
18. "As a result, with short-barrelled weapons in particular, it may be that the bullet drop of a standard calibre falls into the performance group of the slow calibre."