bullet

A projectile fired from a gun. Technically, most modern bullets are released from cartridges, which contain a casing, a primer, gunpowder and then the bullet itself. Although it is very common to refer to a complete cartridge as a bullet, it is improper to do so.

See also

• ammunition
• cartridge
• shell casing

The following tags are aliased to this tag: bullets (learn more).

The following tags implicate this tag: holding_bullet (learn more).