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The answer SHOTGUN has 53 possible clue(s) in existing crosswords.
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Definitions of shotgun in various dictionaries:
noun - firearm that is a double-barreled smoothbore shoulder weapon for firing shot at short ranges
A smoothbore gun that fires shot over short ranges.
An offensive formation, used especially for passing, in which the quarterback receives the snap several yards behind the line of scrimmage.
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| I'm at the car & I'm the first to call this word--now I get to ride in the front seat! |
| (Jimmy stands and takes the snap from center.) By lining up several yards behind the center, the quarterback pulls the trigger on this offense popularized by the Dallas Cowboys"Hut, hut!" |
| 49ers coach Red Hickey pioneered this formation with the quarterback a few yards behind the center |
| Coach Red Hickey pioneered this formation, with the quarterback standing well behind the line to take the snap |
| Some say you have to be outside & wearing shoes before you claim the front seat by saying the name of this weapon |
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A shotgun (also known as a scattergun, or historically as a fowling piece) is a firearm that is usually designed to be fired from the shoulder, which uses the energy of a fixed shell to fire a number of small spherical pellets called shot, or a solid projectile called a slug. Shotguns come in a wide variety of sizes, ranging from 5.5 mm (.22 inch) bore up to 5 cm (2.0 in) bore, and in a range of firearm operating mechanisms, including breech loading, single-barreled, double or combination gun, pump-action, bolt-, and lever-action, semi-automatic, and even fully automatic variants. * A shotgun was originally a smoothbore firearm, which means that the inside of the barrel is not rifled but later rifled shotgun barrels and slugs become available. Preceding smoothbore firearms, such as the musket, were widely used by armies in the 18th century. The direct ancestor to the shotgun, the blunderbuss, was also used in a similar variety of roles from self-defense to riot control. It was often used |