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rubber bullet
noun
A large ballistic projectile, with a propellent charge, typically used for riot control.
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"A rubber bullet could kill you guys.
Ahed was shot in the wrist by a rubber bullet.
One photographer was hit with a rubber bullet.
Aymen was shot with a rubber bullet at close range.
The parliament was surrounded by hundreds of police, some of whom were carrying rubber bullet guns.
Each cartridge is loaded with black powder and a rubber bullet weighing 4.5g.
My taxi driver tried to comfort me by saying it was probably just a rubber bullet.
He has since made friends with the soldier who fired the rubber bullet.
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Less-lethal rubber-bullet weapons are designed to induce blunt injuries that incapacitate violent individuals.
Cowering behind the gates, picking through empty teargas canisters and rubber-bullet casings, one UFC supporter held up a small white shirt soaked in blood.
Confused students suddenly found themselves between protesters and riot cops armed with pepper spray, batons, and rubber-bullet-firing shotguns.
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