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• a variation of chott.

shott

American  

[shaht] / ʃɑt /

noun

shotts plural

1. Geology. a variant of chott.

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shott British  

/ ʃɒt /

noun

1. a shallow temporary salt lake or marsh in the North African desert

2. the hollow in which it lies

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shott Scientific  

/ shŏt /

1. A shallow lake or marsh with brackish or saline water, especially in northern Africa. Shotts are dry during the summer, at which time they are also characterized by salt deposits and a lack of vegetation.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• shotts
  plural

Etymology

Origin of shott

C19: via French chott from Arabic shatt

Example Sentences

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shott shotts

I had rather be cramm'd into a cannon and shott against their ships then you should prove a witch & tell true now.

From A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 2 by Bullen, A. H. (Arthur Henry)

The second shoote had the wightye yeoman, He shote within the garlande; But Robin he shott far better than hee, For he clave the good pricke-wande.

From The Book of Old English Ballads by Mabie, Hamilton Wright

We had but just crossed the River when Mr. Banks shott three Ducks at one shott, which surprised them so much that most of them fell down as though they had been shott likewise.

From Captain Cook's Journal During the First Voyage Round the World by Cook, James

Hee shott in a harquebuse at birds, wherein hee was so perfect and excellent, as hee did kill larkes as they were flying. . . .

From Bussy D'Ambois and The Revenge of Bussy D'Ambois by Boas, Frederick S.

The Pirate being now in little more than half Pistoll shott from us, wee could discerne abundance of men who went aft to the Quarter Deck, which as wee suppose was to consult.

From Great Pirate Stories by French, Joseph Lewis

There will be charges savd then; for my part I am but one, and there are shotts enough.

From A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 2 by Bullen, A. H. (Arthur Henry)