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Meanings of shotgun in английском
Smoothbore firearm which can fire one or more projectiles in a single firing.
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Examples for "shotguns"
Examples for "shotguns"
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Newcomers more likely to be met by shotguns than by open arms.
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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.
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There's two benefits to going deep rather than employing a scattergun approach.
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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.
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You'll put that scattergun down and come along with me'n my sisters.
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Helen Spratt was there, holding an old fowling piece.
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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 shotgun in английском
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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.
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They said he used a shotgun but did not give further details.
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Thoughts were that it would continue along that single barrel shotgun theme.
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It was too far away for the short-barreled shotgun; Mike knew that.
7
With the shotgun in hand, Henry toured the house one more time.
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A follow up operation uncovereda sawn-off shotgun and a number of cartridges.
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Bill said he would rather ride shotgun with him than anyone else.
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Another shotgun blast from the edge of the market made them turn.
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Right beside me, I heard the distinctive double-click of a shotgun cocking.
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He also saw the one named Eddie bring up his shotgun again.
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Two Limerick men were arrested after a shotgun incident on Sunday night.
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Two men were being questioned today after gardaí recovered a stolen shotgun.
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While such targeting has been considered acceptably accurate, it's a shotgun approach.
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And the shotgun and the rifle spoke up almost as one piece.
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Shotgun through the time
Shotgun across language varieties
Ireland
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United States of America
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New Zealand
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