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double-shotted

double-shotted is the simple past and past participle 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-shotted

What is double-shotted the simple past and past participle of?
Double-shotted is the simple past and past participle of double-shot.

Words near double-shotted in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: double-shotted (page history and authors); double-shot (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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