Projectiles
Shots and projectiles are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shots" instead a noun "Projectiles".
Shots
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The player can either use lock-on shots like in Rez, or use the Tracer, a new weapon that fires rapid-fire shots that are weaker but can destroy purple enemies and projectiles, which the lock-on shot cannot do.
Source: Video Game / Child of Eden -
Some projectiles, though, are faster or slower in the third game: "blaster" shots are fast, with railguns and fusion pulse shots being slower.
Source: Frickin' Laser Beams -
Shoot the Bullet: Most of the enemy projectiles can be destroyed using your shots.
Source: Video Game / In the Hunt
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