shotgun meaning

Definition of shotgun

1. firearm that is a double-barreled smoothbore shoulder weapon for firing shot at short ranges

   Synonyms: scattergun

   Type of: firearm

   Kinds: fowling piece, sawed-off shotgun

shotgun in a sentence

• The hunter aimed a shotgun at the flock of birds.
• He got in with a shotgun in his hands.
• Gunter ran upstairs to grab his shotgun from the closet.
• Gabriel was able to shoot the alien with the shotgun.
• Someone broke into my house last night and stole my shotgun.

How to pronounce shotgun

shotgun is pronounced /ˈʃɑtɡʌn/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.