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Definition of Bullet hole

1. Noun. A hole made by a bullet passing through it.

Definition of Bullet hole

1. Noun. A circular wound or hole caused by a firearm. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bullet Hole

Literary usage of Bullet hole

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1890)
"Hit hat had a bullet hole in it, and his broken skull showed where the bullet had entered it and caused his death. There was no doubt, from what was found ..."

2. My Life on the Plains: Or, Personal Experiences with Indians by George Armstrong Custer (1874)
"Sergeant-Major Walter Kennedy, bullet hole in right temple, head partly cut ... Private Thomas Christer, Troop E, bullet hole in head, right foot cut off, ..."

3. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1920)
"The hat was introduced in evidence, the state contending that the hole was a bullet hole pro- .... bullet hole ..."

4. Affray at Brownsville, Tex by United States Congress. Senate. Committee on Military Affairs (1907)
"By Senator OVERMAN : Q. Suppose at figure 7 on the map there was a bullet hole up in the second story of a building, and looking through that bullet hole ..."

5. Edinburgh Medical Journal (1885)
"above rather than below the bullet hole," and the latter, hoping to get from this some indication of the direction from which the shot was fired, ..."

6. Belgium: A Personal Narrative by Brand Whitlock (1919)
""Yes, a bullet hole," he said. "In China, it stood on my desk, and one day during the riots a bullet came through the window and went right through it. ..."

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