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double-barrelled shotgun

double-barrelled shotgun noun: a type of shot-firing gun with two long, parallel barrels, allowing the user to fire twice in quick succession.

Noun

double-barrelled shotgun (plural double-barrelled shotguns)

  1. A type of shot-firing gun with two long, parallel barrels, allowing the user to fire twice in quick succession.

Forms of double-barrelled shotgun

pluraldouble-barrelled shotguns
alternative formdouble-barreled shotgun

Questions about double-barrelled shotgun

What does double-barrelled shotgun mean?
Double-barrelled shotgun means a type of shot-firing gun with two long, parallel barrels, allowing the user to fire twice in quick succession.
What part of speech is double-barrelled shotgun?
Double-barrelled shotgun is a noun.
What is the plural of double-barrelled shotgun?
The plural of double-barrelled shotgun is double-barrelled shotguns.

Words near double-barrelled shotgun in the dictionary

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  2. double-barreled shotgun
  3. double-barreled shotguns
  4. double-barreling
  5. double-barrelled
  6. double-barrelled shotgun
  7. double-barrelled shotguns
  8. double-barrelling
  9. double-barrels
  10. double-bass
  11. double-basses

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