A rubber bullet is a bullet made of a metal ball coated with rubber. It is intended to injure peoplerather than kill them, and is used by police or soldiers to control crowds duringa riot.
Rubber bullets were used to break up the demonstration.
rubber bullet in British English
(ˈrʌbə ˈbʊlɪt)
noun
a bullet made of a metal ball coated with rubber, intended to injure people rather than kill them, used by police or soldiers to control crowds during a riot
Rubber bullets were used to break up the demonstration.