ghost bullet

Definitions

1. 1

   A bullet that is shot by an unseen assailant or one that cannot be seen or heard when it…

   A bullet that is shot by an unseen assailant or one that cannot be seen or heard when it is shot.

   • […] not see them— ghost-bullets flying.
   • […] a 'ghost' bullet from a resisting gun strikes an innocent American tourist; a bomb explodes and the faces of four young school-girls smile defiantly at their Israeli jailer.
   • A shot screeched past her head from the west, like a ghost bullet seemingly shot from the large gap of El Capitan itself.
2. 2

   A bullet that cannot be found or that is untraceable through ballistic testing.

   • And the ghost bullet allowed me to introduce new depths of police corruption.
   • In a later account of his attack in Jamaica, Brathwaite claims his assailants shot him with a "ghost bullet,” going so far as to narrate his own death in “I Cristobel Colon.”
3. 3

   An imaginary bullet.

   • Since nightfall he's bracing himself for the hallucinations he knows are soon to come. Crickets offer their resonant chorus, but they don't drown out the sounds of ghost bullets whistling in the air.
   • we are animals dodging ghost bullets in our dreams
   • How to tell her he'd felt the ghost bullet slam into his heart, and had known Rahul would kill her?
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   1. 4

      A supernatural bullet that wounds or kills a person, especially one that is shot by a…

      A supernatural bullet that wounds or kills a person, especially one that is shot by a supernatural assailant.

      • People believe that a beast shoots "ghost bullets" when they ford a stream in Sihch'uan at any time except the winter months .
      • The leaves were used in the removal of ghost bullets " (supernatural objects that were shot into people by ghosts).
   2. 5

      A bullet that can hurt a ghost or undead creature.

      • Hardy wondered what happened to you when you were hit with ghost bullets. Did they only kill ghosts, or could they work on the living, too?
      • All we have are ghost bullets —and as you saw with Mild Bill, ghost bullets do just fine against the undead.
      • “How could you get hurt?” I asked. “You're not even corporeal.” “That gunslinger has ghost bullets,” Sheyenne said.
   3. 6

      Something nonphysical (such as words, actions, or memory) that causes physical or…

      Something nonphysical (such as words, actions, or memory) that causes physical or emotional damage.

      • He spoke of radiation as "ghost bullets.” These bullets were deadly if mishandled.
      • A ghost bullet in the heart, but he didn't hesitate.

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