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 Meaning of SHOTGUN
| Pronunciation: |  | 'shât`gun 
 
 |  |  WordNet Dictionary |  |  |  |  | Definition: |  | [n]  firearm that is a double-barreled smoothbore shoulder weapon for firing shot at short ranges |  |  |  |  | Websites: |  |  |  |  |  |  | Synonyms: |  | scattergun |  |  |  |  | See Also: |  | firearm, fowling piece, piece, pump action, sawed-off shotgun, slide action, small-arm |  |     |  |  Webster's 1913 Dictionary |  |  |  |  | Definition: |  | \Shot"gun`\, n.
A light, smooth-bored gun, often double-barreled, especially
designed for firing small shot at short range, and killing
small game.
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