Значення

значень: 7
  1. (злічуване, незлічуване)A gun which fires loads typically consisting of small metal balls, called shot, from a cartridge.

    The farmer's son brought home a Thanksgiving turkey from the wild that he killed with his shotgun.

    Flinte, Schrotflinte

    дробови́кdrobovík, ружьёružʹjó

    рушни́цяrušnýcja

  2. (злічуване, сленг, незлічуване)The front passenger seat in a vehicle, next to the driver; so called because the position of the shotgun-armed guard on a horse-drawn stage-coach, wagon train, or gold transport was next to the driver on a forward-mounted bench seat. Can also be used in situations of claiming other resources such as bedrooms.

    I call shotgun!

    I call shotgun!

    Beifahrersitz

    сиде́ньеsidénʹje

  3. (Southern US, США, злічуване, особливо, незлічуване)A one-story dwelling with no hallways or corridors, with the rooms arranged in a straight line.

    Elvis Presley was born in a two-bedroom shotgun in Tupelo, Mississippi.

  4. (злічуване, незлічуване)An offensive formation in which the quarterback receives the snap at a distance behind the center, often with a running back set to one or both sides of him.

  5. (атрибутивне, злічуване, незлічуване)Relating to shotguns, either in a present or past sense.

    shotgun cartridges

    shotgun seat

  6. (атрибутивне, злічуване, незлічуване)Relating to the threat of force or dubious means.

    shotgun wedding

    shotgun diplomacy

  7. (атрибутивне, злічуване, незлічуване)Relating to the use of numerous, diverse or indiscriminate means to achieve a particular result.

    shotgun marketing

    shotgun approach

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

Приклади

речень: 99
  1. Tom shot Mary with a shotgun.

    ruТом выстрелил в Мэри из дробовика. — odexed

  2. Tom has a double-barreled shotgun.

  3. Do you have the shotgun shells?

  4. Tom and Mary had a shotgun wedding.

    ruТом и Мэри поженились по залёту. — sharptoothed

  5. He got in with a shotgun in his hands.

Українська
За значеннями 1
gun:
Русский
За значеннями 2
gun:
front seat next to driver:
Deutsch
За значеннями 2
gun:
front seat next to driver:

Походження

From shot + gun. Front passenger seat sense comes from ride shotgun.

From shot + gun. Front passenger seat sense comes from ride shotgun.

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