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shotgun

Definition

  • noun: a gun with a long barrel that shoots a large number of small metal balls (called buckshot)
  • noun: a smoothbore shoulder weapon for firing shot at short ranges

Examples

  • You can drive, but only if I can 'ride shotgun'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Clark Gable, Rita Hayworth! Mamma mia what a beauty. I think you got hit by the thunderbolt. In Sicily women are more dangerous than shotguns. Did you have a good hunt? You know all the girls around here? We saw some real beauties. One of them struck our friend (..)
    1972 The Godfather