TRACER BULLET

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tracer bullet mean? 

• TRACER BULLET (noun)
  The noun TRACER BULLET has 1 sense:

1. ammunition whose flight can be observed by a trail of smoke

  Familiarity information: TRACER BULLET used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TRACER BULLET (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Ammunition whose flight can be observed by a trail of smoke

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

tracer; tracer bullet

Hypernyms ("tracer bullet" is a kind of...):

ammo; ammunition (projectiles to be fired from a gun)