dumdum bulletnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈdʌm.dʌm ˌbʊl.ɪt/us/ˈdʌm.dʌm ˌbʊl.ɪt/also dumduma bullet with a soft front that increases in size when it hits someone, causing serious injuries
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Bullets & cartridges
- blank
- buckshot
- bullet
- cartridge
- fusillade
- grapeshot
- pellet
- plastic bullet
- round
- shot
- slug
- tracer
- volley
Examples from literature
- Among these seizures were many chests containing dumdum bullets and bearing the stamp of the ammunition factory where they were made.
- Dumdum bullets are rightfully ruled out because they inflict frightful and often incurable wounds, and the aim of humane warfare is to disable the enemy, not permanently to injure him.
- French soldiers have never used dumdum bullets.
- In their bodies we find dumdum bullets, and we hear tales which confirm those of the refugees.
- The department has received no other complaints of alleged sales of dumdum bullets by American citizens to belligerent Governments.