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shotgun offense

shotgun offense noun: an offense in which the quarterback sets up at a distance behind the center and the ball is snapped through the air.

Noun

shotgun offense (plural shotgun offenses)

  1. An offense in which the quarterback sets up at a distance behind the center and the ball is snapped through the air.

Forms of shotgun offense

pluralshotgun offenses

Questions about shotgun offense

What does shotgun offense mean?
Shotgun offense means an offense in which the quarterback sets up at a distance behind the center and the ball is snapped through the air.
What part of speech is shotgun offense?
Shotgun offense is a noun.
What is the plural of shotgun offense?
The plural of shotgun offense is shotgun offenses.

Words near shotgun offense in the dictionary

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