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shotguns

  • plural
    of shotgun.
    shotgun
    noun
    a smoothbore gun for firing small shot to kill birds and small quadrupeds, though often used with buckshot to kill larger animals.
  • present tense form
    of shotgun (3rd person singular).
    shotgun
    noun
    a smoothbore gun for firing small shot to kill birds and small quadrupeds, though often used with buckshot to kill larger animals.

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The first - from the start of November - covers types of handguns, shotguns and rifles.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

Manufacturing still accounts for 15% of the city’s employment, thanks to smaller companies that make everything from airplane parts to shotguns.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026

When authorities searched Michael Abatti’s properties, they took possession of more than three dozen firearms including more than two dozen rifles, as well as shotguns, pistols and revolvers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2026

Licensing, registration and storage of shotguns were also tightened up but handguns remained legal.

From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2026

A week later he was back with six barefoot and ragged soldiers, armed with shotguns, and an oxcart in which his wife and seven daughters were traveling.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez