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

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Noun

Teri handled higher-value finds and saw that potentially dangerous items – like firearms and knives – got to the local sheriff’s office.

— Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
Many of the firearms are believed to have been stolen, and could be linked to crimes in the region, federal officials said.

— Mark Price July 5, Charlotte Observer, 5 July 2026

Definition of firearms

Noun

The lawsuit targets legislation that took effect Wednesday and bans the sale of pistols that can easily be converted to fully automatic weapons, or machine guns.

— Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026
The law goes after Glock-style pistols, which can be converted into fully-automatic machine guns.

— Gavin J. Quinton, Los Angeles Times, 1 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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