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double-shots

double-shots is the third-person singular simple present indicative of double-shot.

Meaning of double-shot

Verb

double-shot (third-person singular simple present double-shots, present participle double-shotting, simple past and past participle double-shotted)

  1. (transitive) To load (a cannon) with twice the shot, for increased damage at the expense of range.
    • The Indomitable raked the frigate’s stern with double-shotted guns.

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Questions about double-shots

What is double-shots the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Double-shots is the third-person singular simple present indicative of double-shot.

Words near double-shots in the dictionary

  1. double-replacement reactions
  2. double-ripper
  3. double-rippers
  4. double-sewn
  5. double-shot
  6. double-shots
  7. double-shotted
  8. double-shotting
  9. double-shuffle
  10. double-shuffled
  11. double-shuffles

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