pellet gun

noun

Definition of pellet gun

: air gun sense 1

Examples of pellet gun in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The man stopped again in the 8500 block of Westfield and got out of the car, allegedly threatening the two deputies with the pellet gun. — Andres Picon, San Antonio Express-News, "Bexar County deputies shoot 19-year-old man after high-speed chase," 31 Jan. 2021 Rice at the time had spent the day outside the center playing with a pellet gun. — Kristine Phillips, USA TODAY, "Justice Department declines to charge Cleveland officers in fatal 2014 shooting of Tamir Rice," 29 Dec. 2020 Kolodny says McEneaney surrendered a BB and a pellet gun to law enforcement upon request. — Anna Sturla, Sheena Jones And Melanie Schuman, CNN, "New York couple arrested for allegedly harassing neighbor after 3-year back and forth," 20 Aug. 2020 Rice, a 12-year-old African American, was at a playground with a pellet gun that officials have said was indistinguishable from a regular pistol. — Washington Post, "No federal charges to be filed in police killing of Tamir Rice," 30 Dec. 2020 The only footage is a grainy time-lapse video from the recreation center, and Rice can be seen walking around and pointing the airsoft pellet gun. — Jerry Dunleavy, Washington Examiner, "Justice Department declines to press charges in Tamir Rice case," 29 Dec. 2020 The pair were attending a rally on the street when someone drove by and fired a type of pellet gun into the crowd and fled, the news station said, citing police. — Fox News, "Trump supporters target of Florida pellet gun shooter; 2 women injured," 7 Nov. 2020 Two shotguns and a pellet gun were stolen from an unsecured shop building in the 21400 block of Horseshoe Trail. — Star Tribune, "Local police blotter," 14 Nov. 2020 Twelve-year-old Tamir Rice was playing with a toy pellet gun in a Cleveland park when police shot him in 2014. — Allissa V. Richardson, The Atlantic, "It Wasn’t a Gun," 13 Nov. 2020

These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'pellet gun.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Keep scrolling for more

Learn More about pellet gun

Dictionary Entries near pellet gun

Statistics for pellet gun

Last Updated

8 Feb 2021

Cite this Entry

“Pellet gun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pellet%20gun. Accessed 28 Feb. 2021.

Style: MLA

MLA

Chicago

APA

Merriam-Webster

Comments on pellet gun

What made you want to look up pellet gun? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).

WORD OF THE DAY

deference

Listen to the pronunciation of deference

See Definitions and Examples »

Get Word of the Day daily email!

Test Your Vocabulary

February 2021 Words of the Day Quiz

Which is a synonym of perdure?

How Strong Is Your Vocabulary?

Test your vocabulary with our 10-question quiz!

TAKE THE QUIZ

Spell words. Make bears.

TAKE THE QUIZ