Pellet and Shell

Pellet

Pellet noun - A usually round or cone-shaped little piece of lead made to be fired from a firearm.

Usage example: the tightly packed pellets of a shotgun cartridge

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Shell and pellet are semantically related In some cases you can use "Shell" instead a noun "Pellet".

Nearby Words: pelleted, pelleting

Shell noun - Something that encloses another thing especially to protect it.

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Pellet and shell are semantically related in missile topic. Sometimes you can use "Pellet" instead a noun "Shell".

Nearby Words: shelling, shelled

individual	individual pellet	individual shell
single	single pellet	single shell
small	small pellet	small shell
large	large pellet	large shell
Other adjectives: explosive, last, different, spherical, high-explosive.

As an inversion of the Half-Life case, it's depicted exclusively as semi-automatic, with a tighter spread and higher damage per pellet but fewer pellets per shell than the first game's Benelli M4.

Source: Rare Guns

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