pellet gun

noun

: air gun sense 1

Examples of pellet gun in a Sentence

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Poddar shot her with a pellet gun. — M. Sara Rosenthal, STAT, 25 June 2026 Two weeks after that, police confirmed that her house was shot and vandalized with a pellet gun. — Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025 The hatchet was found in the creek and a pellet gun was found in the car Jacobs arrived at, police said. — Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2025 Angel Cantu, 39, is accused of firing at Zapata from a house across the street multiple times with a pellet gun. — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for pellet gun

Word History

First Known Use

1952, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of pellet gun was in 1952

Rhymes for pellet gun

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pelleter
pellet gun
pelletise
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“Pellet gun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pellet%20gun. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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