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Encyclopedia > Bullet (disambiguation)

A bullet may refer to:

  • bullet, a metal projectile used in a gun
  • bullet (typography), a solid typographic symbol (seen to the left here). It is called a bullet point in Britain
  • Bullet VD, a community in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland
  • A "bullet train" is an aerodynamically-designed rail vehicle built with speed in mind, known as Shinkansen
  • Bullet (comic), a British comic published during the 1970s
  • "Bullet" is the name of a superhero in the game Freedom Force
  • Bullet, was also the name of a dog belonging to the singer and actor Roy Rogers
in sport
  • The Brisbane Bullets, a professional basketball team competing in Australia's National Basketball League
  • The Washington Wizards were formerly known as the Bullets
  • A "bullet" can refer to a first place in a sailing race
  • The word "bullet" occurs in the names of some sports teams, or in nicknames of individual human runners, referring to their speed in running.
  • Buckeye Bullet, an electric land speed vehicle designed and created by students at The Ohio State University
  • Professional wrestler "Bullet" Bob Armstrong, also known simply as "The Bullet".
in music
in film
  • Bullet (film), a 1996 film starring Mickey Rourke and Tupac Shakur
  • Bullitt (pronounced identically), a 1968 action film starring Steve McQueen, Robert Vaughn, and Jacqueline Bisset
in commerce

Bullet is a fairly common name for many different commercial products, including: .357 Magnum cartridges, containing bullets A bullet is a solid projectile propelled by a firearm and is normally made from metal (usually lead). ... In typography, a bullet is a typographical symbol or glyph used to introduce items in a list, like below: This is the text of a list item. ... 300 (Left) and 700 Series Shinkansen at Tokyo Station Shinkansen 500 Series at Kyoto Station, March 2005 The Shinkansen (Japanese: 新幹線) is a network of high-speed railway lines in Japan operated by Japan Railways. ... Freedom Force is a computer game developed by Irrational Games and published by Electronic Arts in 2002. ... Dale Evans & Roy Rogers Leonard Franklin Slye (November 5, 1911 – July 6, 1998), became famous as Roy Rogers, a singer and cowboy actor. ... The Brisbane Bullets are a professional basketball team competing in Australias National Basketball League. ... Washington Bullets redirects here; for the song by The Clash, see Washington Bullets (song). ... The 2004 Buckeye Bullet Team The Buckeye Bullet is the worlds fastest electric car. ... This article is about Ohio State; there is also an Ohio University. ... Bullet was the first 7 EP by the punk band The Misfits. ... The Misfits canonical skull graphic was lifted from the 1946 television serial, The Crimson Ghost, while the typeface is from the 1950s-60s magazine, Famous Monsters of Filmland. ... Bullet was a one-hit wonder who scored on the American Billboard Magazine top 40 with White Lies, Blue Eyes in 1972. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Mickey Rourke was born Philip Andre Rourke Jr. ... The references in this article would be clearer with a different style of citation, footnoting or external linking. ... Bullitt is a 1968 Warner Bros. ...

  • a 350 cc, single cylinder, 4 stroke motorcycle from Royal Enfield (India)
  • a mountain biking shoe
  • an Oakley watch
  • a Fender electric guitar

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The source format, sometimes known as "wikitext", is augmented with a simplified markup language to indicate various structural and visual conventions.
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