mass shooting

[ mas-shoot-ing ]

/ ˈmæs ˈʃut ɪŋ /

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noun

a single incident involving the shooting with one or more firearms of a number of people, but more than two and typically a large number, especially when the victims are random: There's news of a mass shooting at the stadium, with two fatalities and 25 injured.

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Origin of mass shooting

First recorded in 1920–25

Words nearby mass shooting

mass-produce, mass production, mass psychogenic illness, mass psychology, mass ratio, mass shooting, mass society, mass sociogenic illness, mass spectrograph, mass spectrometer, mass spectroscope

Example sentences from the Web for mass shooting

We’ve seen especially a lot of inspiration coming from manifestos, particularly after mass shootings.
Labeling groups like the Proud Boys “domestic terrorists” won’t fix anything|Nicole Narea|February 19, 2021|Vox
The church has survived racial acts of terror, including bombings, fires and mass shootings.
Raphael Warnock’s campaign for the moral high ground|Clyde McGrady|January 2, 2021|Washington Post
After a mass shooting in the United States, the conversation that always arises is whether new gun laws are needed to make the country safe.
Does Restricting Access to Guns Reduce Gun Violence?|Truthbetold|December 14, 2020|TruthBeTold.news
There were 417 mass shootings by the end of 2019, according to the Gun Violence Archive, which defines a mass shooting as one where four or more people are shot.
Does Restricting Access to Guns Reduce Gun Violence?|Truthbetold|December 14, 2020|TruthBeTold.news

Policemen on the show joke about prison riots, bomb threats, and the shooting of unarmed civilians.
'Babylon' Review: The Dumb Lives of Trigger-Happy Cops|Melissa Leon|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
In the first episode, an officer is shown video of himself shooting and killing a man.
'Babylon' Review: The Dumb Lives of Trigger-Happy Cops|Melissa Leon|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Then they came up against a police patrol on mountain bicycles, which again led to more shooting, without injuries.
Police Hunt for Paris Massacre Suspects|Tracy McNicoll, Christopher Dickey|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Their bodies were later found incinerated and buried in mass graves outside of town.
Why Mexicans Are Enraged by Obama’s Big Tuesday Meeting|Ruben Navarrette Jr.|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Beyond the huge American flag that hung over the street, the mile-long mass of cops ended.
Funeral Protest Is Too Much for NYPD Union Boss|Michael Daly|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Charred beams and blackened walls showed stark and gaunt in the glow of a smoldering mass of wreckage.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
Then one of the magter came in and Brion hesitated before shooting.
Sense of Obligation|Henry Maxwell Dempsey (AKA Harry Harrison)
But hitherto, before these new ideas began to spread in our community, the mass of men and women definitely settled down.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
Calkilate we should do ourselves more harm than him by shooting down his people.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
The Turks were no longer in mass but extended in several lines, less than a pace between each man.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton

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