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countershot

countershot noun: a shot made in response to another shot (as from a gun or cannon).

Noun

countershot (plural countershots)

  1. A shot made in response to another shot (as from a gun or cannon).
  2. A shot taken to contrast with another.

Forms of countershot

pluralcountershots

Origin of countershot

From counter- + shot.

Questions about countershot

What does countershot mean?
Countershot means a shot made in response to another shot (as from a gun or cannon).
What part of speech is countershot?
Countershot is a noun.
What is the plural of countershot?
The plural of countershot is countershots.

Words near countershot in the dictionary

  1. countershafts
  2. countershed
  3. countersheds
  4. countershock
  5. countershocks
  6. countershot
  7. countershots
  8. countershout
  9. countershouts
  10. counterside
  11. countersides

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