Definition & Meaning of "shotgun"in English

Shotgun

a long gun that can shoot multiple small bullets at one time, suitable for hunting animals such as birds

Grammatical Information

Animacy status

Inanimate

Composition

Compound

Countable

Plural form

shotguns

shotgun

* used to claim the right to sit in the front passenger seat of a vehicle on a particular journey.

Examples

‘Shotgun!’ she yelled and tossed the keys to Veronica.

Lexical Tree

shotgun

shot

gun

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