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Meanings of scattergun in English

Portuguese
caçadeira
Catalan
escopeta
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Firearm that is a double-barreled smoothbore shoulder weapon for firing shot at short ranges.

        caçadeira
        Usage of scattergun in English
        1
        There's two benefits to going deep rather than employing a scattergun approach.
        The Guardian
        2
        As scattergun summer splurges go Spurs 2013 hardly stands out these days.
        The Guardian
        3
        Olive used her scattergun method of treating pleural pneumonia, and it worked.
        East of eden
        4
        Sterling has gone from scattergun left-winger to fluid and adaptable world-class forward.
        The Guardian
        5
        You'll put that scattergun down and come along with me'n my sisters.
        Winter’s Bone
        6
        Their findings suggest that giant squid mating is a violent, scattergun business.
        BBC
        7
        Local recruitment will be allowed to overcome shortages generated by scattergun decentralisation plans.
        The Irish Times
        8
        Whatever you might think about Fury's talents or scattergun opinions, he truly believes.
        The Irish Times
        9
        The scattergun approach of the store seems to rub off on the shoppers.
        News.com.au
        10
        But his scattergun sayings go beyond interviews, or his unrestricted in-flight press conferences.
        The Guardian
        11
        As she grew older she developed a scattergun method for dealing with unpleasant facts.
        East of eden
        12
        The scattergun is loaded and Ireland is one of the targets within its sights.
        The Irish Times
        13
        Then there was the looming presence of Todd Pletcher with his Lukas-styled scattergun approach.
        The Guardian
        14
        It has a slimmed-down agenda, focussing on high priorities rather than the previous scattergun approach.
        Reuters
        15
        It was a scattergun response in defence of anonymity.
        The Irish Times
        16
        Maybe the much-hyped coming confrontations with Sarah Palin and Roy Moore will refine the scattergun approach.
        The Guardian
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        Catalan
        escopeta
        Scattergun through the time