Thesaurus results for SHOTGUNS

shotguns 1 of 2

noun

plural of shotgun

as in muskets

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shotguns

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verb

present tense third-person singular of shotgun

as in pistols

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Noun

Back then, students halted studies to pick up rifles, muskets, and bayonets.

— Ira Porter, Christian Science Monitor, 3 July 2026
The new United States needed muskets, cannons, ammunition, uniforms, cloth, food and credit.

— R. Grant Gilmore III, The Conversation, 30 June 2026

Definition of muskets

Noun

California has some of the nation’s toughest gun laws, but state lawmakers are concerned that a new technology is allowing criminals to obtain firearms by building them from scratch.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026
On Saturday, Judge D’Anthony Thedford allowed for Davis’ pretrial release, but ordered him to surrender his firearm owner’s identification card and firearms to law enforcement within 48 hours.

— William Lee, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026

Definition of firearms

Noun

According to a criminal complaint, police recovered two semiautomatic pistols and a Bushmaster AR-15 rifle from Foster’s home.

— Ben Brachfeld, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026
Prime Video’s upcoming live-action refresh puts Game of Thrones alum Sophie Turner behind Croft’s signature dual pistols in a series that will also boast the onscreen talents of Sigourney Weaver and Jason Isaacs, among others.

— Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026

Definition of pistols

Noun

Earlier, Rostec also highlighted that small arms’ performance characteristics remain unchanged when using the Mnogotochie, eliminating the need for modifications or installation of attachments.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 8 July 2026
Those women and girls made millions of rounds of small arms ammunition, as well as cannonballs and explosives for the war effort.

— Christopher DeRose, CBS News, 26 June 2026

Definition of small arms

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