Synonyms for shotgun
ˈʃɒtˌgʌnshot·gun

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1. shotgun, scattergunnoun

   firearm that is a double-barreled smoothbore shoulder weapon for firing shot at short ranges

   Synonyms:
   scattergun

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1. • Firearm

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1. List of paraphrases for "shotgun":

   rifle, dhotgun, gun, musket, pistol

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1. Saltanat Seitova:

   We got this little leopard with a gunshot wound, an operation was carried out and 18 shotgun pellets were removed, mainly from his forehead, eyes and sinuses.

2. Travis McMichael:

   I shot him, he had my gun, he struck me. It was obvious that he was attacking me ; that if he would have got the shotgun from me, then it was, this is a life-or-death situation. And I'm gon na have to stop him from doing this, so I shot.

3. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez:

   The law allows residents inside their own homes to defend themselves, the one with the shotgun was able to shoot at the three males and they were all pronounced dead here at the scene.

4. Ian Hudson:

   That made me question me being in front of the camera and in between all of that fire, when the rounds were released — when they shot at me — I actually did feel the blanks hitting my face and my body, and I could feel the wind from the shotgun being discharged.

5. John Cornyn:

   I don't think we know exactly what happened, other than some 17-year-old boy that nobody predicted would have done something like this took his father's shotgun and pistol and murdered these poor, poor kids. So, I'm not sure we know what legislation we need to pass, although obviously we need to work hard and find ways to stop things like that from happening.