Definition of Shotgun. Meaning of Shotgun. Synonyms of Shotgun

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Definition of Shotgun

Shotgun
Shotgun Shot"gun`, n. A light, smooth-bored gun, often double-barreled, especially designed for firing small shot at short range, and killing small game.

Meaning of Shotgun from wikipedia

- A shotgun (also known as a scattergun, peppergun, or historically as a fowling piece) is a long-barreled firearm designed to shoot a straight-walled cartridge...
- Shotgunning is a means of consuming a beverage, especially beer, very quickly by punching a hole in the side of the can, near the bottom, placing the...
- A sawed-off shotgun (also called a scattergun, sawn-off shotgun, short-barrelled shotgun, shorty, or boom stick) is a type of shotgun with a shorter gun...
- A shotgun cartridge, shots****, or s**** is a type of rimmed, cylindrical (straight-walled) ammunition used specifically in shotguns. It is typically loaded...
- A shotgun house is a narrow rectangular domestic residence, usually no more than about 12 feet (3.5 m) wide, with rooms arranged one behind the other...
- 12-gauge, it would take 12 balls of lead of the same size as the 12 gauge shotgun's inner bore diameter to weigh 1 pound (454 grams). The term is related...
- A double-barreled shotgun, also known as a double shotgun, is a break-action shotgun with two parallel barrels, allowing two single shots that can be fired...
- shotgun is a shotgun issued by militaries for warfare. The earliest shotguns specifically designed for combat were the trench guns or trench shotguns...
- Look up shotgun in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A shotgun is a type of firearm. Sawed-off shotgun Boomstick Shotgun may also refer to: Shotgun hill climbing...
- A shotgun slug is a heavy projectile (a slug) made of lead, copper, or other material and fired from a shotgun. Slugs are designed for hunting large game...