single-shot

[sing-guhl-shot]

adjective

1. (of a firearm) requiring loading before each shot; not having or using a cartridge magazine.

Word History and Origins

Origin of single-shot¹

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90

Example Sentences

From its 15-year-old star to its risky single-shot direction and unsettlingly resonant themes, the limited series “Adolescence” was as close to perfection as a piece of television gets.

From Los Angeles Times

But what was it like for Doherty, a veteran actor with many credits — including Princess Anne in “The Crown” — to take on a single-shot, 52-minute episode requiring her to parry and push and prod a young actor on his first job?

From Los Angeles Times

Singh said the single-shot technique "can feel like a gimmick" but that the acting is "phenomenal".

From BBC

Soderbergh’s camera moves slowly enough for the viewer to forget that they’re an active part of his film, letting each long, single-shot take wander as it would if we were surveying the house ourselves.

From Salon

That challenge will be doubly complicated with the QUT vaccine, though, because it requires two doses, as opposed to UniSC's single-shot formula.

From BBC