buckshot C2 Topic:Sports & Fitness US /ˈbʌkˌʃɑːt/ UK /ˈbʌkˌʃɒt/ See IPA manual Freq #27925 Meanings 1 noun large lead or steel pellets loaded into a shotgun cartridge for hunting medium or large game The hunter loaded the shotgun with buckshot before entering the dense brush. 2 noun a charge or quantity of such pellets Several pieces of buckshot struck the wooden fence. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · large lead or steel pellets... shot 2 noun · a charge or quantity of... shotgun pellets Word family Related forms birdshotshotgun Etymology A compound of buck, 'male deer,' + shot. The pellets are larger than birdshot because they were designed for hunting larger game such as deer. Topics Sports & Fitness External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # buckshot **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈbʌkˌʃɑːt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈbʌkˌʃɒt/ **Frequency rank:** 27925 ## Meanings 1. large lead or steel pellets loaded into a shotgun cartridge for hunting medium or large game 2. a charge or quantity of such pellets ## Examples - The hunter loaded the shotgun with buckshot before entering the dense brush. - Several pieces of buckshot struck the wooden fence. ## Synonyms - shot - shotgun pellets ## Related Forms - birdshot - shotgun ## Etymology A compound of buck, 'male deer,' + shot. The pellets are larger than birdshot because they were designed for hunting larger game such as deer. ## Topics - Sports & Fitness markdown