Meaning

1 senses

  1. The initial event that triggers a subsequent chain of events.

    the opening gun in the '48 presidential campaign

Origin

Metaphor from warfare.

Metaphor from warfare.

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Forms

plural: opening guns
Singularopening gun
Pluralopening guns

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
openA1openeropeningB1openlyB2opennessoperaA1operateA2
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