SHOTGUN


Meaning of SHOTGUN in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' shät- ˌ g ə n

Function: noun

Date: 1776

1 : a smoothbore shoulder weapon for firing shot at short ranges

2 : an offensive football formation in which the quarterback plays a few yards behind the line of scrimmage and the other backs are scattered as flankers or slotbacks

– shotgun transitive verb

– shot · gun · ner \ - ˌ g ə -n ə r \ noun

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