Meaning

2 senses
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: A shot fired as a warning.

    Warnschuss

  2. (broadly, figuratively)An action intended to act as a warning.

    Schuss vor den Bug

Examples

16 sentences
  1. That was just a warning shot.

    Це був лише попереджувальний вистріл.

    ruЭто был лишь предупредительный выстрел.

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  2. The police officer fired a warning shot.

    Поліцейський зробив попереджувальний постріл.

    ruПолицейский произвёл предупредительный выстрел.

    deDer Polizist gab einen Warnschuss ab.

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  3. Tom took aim and fired a warning shot.

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  4. Were warning shots fired?

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  5. Tom fired a warning shot.

    ruТом произвёл предупредительный выстрел.

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Translations

6 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 2
shot fired:
action intended as a warning:

Forms

plural: warning shots
Singularwarning shot
Pluralwarning shots

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
shot across the bowshot across the bows

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
warning shot — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto