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Meanings of shotguns in inglés
Smoothbore firearm which can fire one or more projectiles in a single firing.
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Examples for "shotgun"
Examples for "shotgun"
1
Police say the student who opened fire was armed with a shotgun.
2
My plasma shotgun weighs sixty-three pounds, far too heavy to use unarmored.
3
Norrie continues her shotgun approach, taking Iceland but leaving Greenland heavily reinforced.
4
They said he used a shotgun but did not give further details.
5
Thoughts were that it would continue along that single barrel shotgun theme.
1
There's two benefits to going deep rather than employing a scattergun approach.
2
As scattergun summer splurges go Spurs 2013 hardly stands out these days.
3
Olive used her scattergun method of treating pleural pneumonia, and it worked.
4
Sterling has gone from scattergun left-winger to fluid and adaptable world-class forward.
5
You'll put that scattergun down and come along with me'n my sisters.
1
Helen Spratt was there, holding an old fowling piece.
2
Accordingly, arming myself with a pistol a fowling piece, powder and ball, I ascended the mountain.
3
I'm getting Harry back. She leveled her fowling piece at Nev's face from two feet away.
4
Mr. Duke asked, touching my fowling piece.
5
I took myself two fowling pieces, and I gave him two muskets.
Usage of shotguns in inglés
1
Newcomers more likely to be met by shotguns than by open arms.
2
Owners of rifles and shotguns do not need permits, the newspaper said.
3
The shop will provide background checks and shotguns, said owner Tommy Rompel.
4
Mr Greene says two shotguns were among items located during the searches.
5
One had a handgun and the others shotguns, a Garda spokesman said.
6
And they talk casually about going and bringing out their sawn-off shotguns.
7
Two sawn-off shotguns were among items discovered at the property and seized.
8
Machine guns and sawed-off shotguns are illegal to manufacture without a license.
9
Moorer said Gienelli had been shot with heavy-gauge shotguns at close range.
10
Once again the tape: the kids, the bombs, the teachers, the shotguns-
11
Some of them were armed with shotguns, others with bows and arrows.
12
The young hunters stopped rowing and took up their shotguns with care.
13
Some local men burst in, brandishing ancient rifles and shotguns and clubs.
14
The find includes six shotguns, a pistol, rifle and five pen guns.
15
Others had leaned shotguns or rifles against benches or the bandstand railing.
16
Also found were four pistols, two revolvers, two sawn-off shotguns and ammunition.
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Shotguns across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common