Main Entry:

¹shot·gun

Pronunciation:

\ˈshät-ˌgən\

Function:

noun

Date:

1776

1 : a smoothbore shoulder weapon for firing shot at short ranges 2 : an offensive football formation in which the quarterback plays a few yards behind the line of scrimmage and the other backs are scattered as flankers or slotbacks

— shotgun transitive verb

— shot·gun·ner \-ˌgə-nər\ noun