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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

  • (..) the man is on death row for the crime. And plus... ...he's huge. If he tried to get away, it'd take a lot of bullets to stop him. We'd all have shotguns, in addition to side arms. I'd insist on that. If he tried anything, anything at all... ...we'd have to take him down. (..)
    1999 The Green Mile