shotgun
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Weaponsshotgunshot‧gun /ˈʃɒtɡʌn $ ˈʃɑːt-/ noun [countable] PMWa long gun fired from the shoulder, that shoots many small round balls at one time, used especially for killing birds or animals The robbers were armed with sawn-off shotguns (=ones that have been made shorter, so the balls go in different directions).