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shotgun in Malay

senapang patah

UK/ˈʃɒtɡʌn/

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Australia/ˈʃɔtɡɐ̞n/

shotgun in Malay: senapang patah. In English, shotgun means a gun which fires loads typically consisting of small metal balls, called shot, from a cartridge.

Malay words for shotgun

gun
senapang patah

English meaning of shotgun

  1. noun A gun which fires loads typically consisting of small metal balls, called shot, from a cartridge.
  2. noun The front passenger seat in a vehicle, next to the driver; so called because the position of the shotgun-armed guard on a horse-drawn stage-coach, wagon train, or gold transport was next to the driver on a forward-mounted bench seat. Can also be used in situations of claiming other resources such as bedrooms.
  3. noun A one-story dwelling with no hallways or corridors, with the rooms arranged in a straight line.
  4. noun An offensive formation in which the quarterback receives the snap at a distance behind the center, often with a running back set to one or both sides of him.

Full definition of shotgun

shotgun in a sentence

  • The farmer's son brought home a Thanksgiving turkey from the wild that he killed with his shotgun.
  • Elvis Presley was born in a two-bedroom shotgun in Tupelo, Mississippi.
  • I got a day off because I shotgunned it.

Synonyms of shotgun

shotgun in other languages

Questions about shotgun in Malay

What is the meaning of shotgun in Malay?
Shotgun in Malay is senapang patah.
Apakah maksud shotgun dalam bahasa Melayu?
Shotgun: senapang patah.
What does shotgun mean in English?
Shotgun means a gun which fires loads typically consisting of small metal balls, called shot, from a cartridge.

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