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RUBBER BULLET
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Dictionary entry overview: What does rubber bullet mean?
• RUBBER BULLET (noun)
The noun RUBBER BULLET has 1 sense:
1. a bullet made of hard rubber; designed for use in crowd control
Familiarity information: RUBBER BULLET used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A bullet made of hard rubber; designed for use in crowd control
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("rubber bullet" is a kind of...):
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