đạn ghém
Definition
- Noun:
- Dust shot: A type of very small lead shot used in shotgun shells, typically for hunting small birds or pests at close range. It consists of numerous tiny pellets.
- Fine shot: Refers to the smallest sizes of shot used in shotguns.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Người thợ săn nạp đạn ghém vào súng để bắn chim sẻ. (The hunter loaded dust shot into his gun to shoot sparrows.)
- Đạn ghém thường được dùng để kiểm soát chuột trong kho. (Fine shot is often used for rodent control in warehouses.)
Advanced Usage
- Technical Context: In ballistics and hunting, "đạn ghém" specifies the pellet size, which is larger than dust but smaller than standard birdshot. It is sometimes called "dust shot" in English.
- Súng bắn đạn ghém có độ sát thương rộng nhưng tầm bắn ngắn. (A gun firing dust shot has a wide spread but a short effective range.)
Variants and Related Words
- Đạn chì (n): Lead shot (general term for all shotgun pellets).
- Đạn bi (n): Buckshot (larger pellets used for bigger game).
- Mồi chấu (n): A specific, very fine type of dust shot.
Synonyms
- Fine birdshot: Small-sized shot for birds.
- Dust pellets: Very small lead pellets.
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
(This term is a noun and does not have associated phrasal verbs.)
Related Idioms
(This is a technical term and is not commonly used in idiomatic expressions.)
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Dust shot
