spingarda — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
spingarda is used for these senses in English:
- blunderbuss An old style of muzzleloading firearm and early form of shotgun with a distinctive short, large caliber barrel that is flared at the muzzle, therefore able to fire scattered quantities of nails, stones, shot, etc. at short range.
- shotgun (firearms) A gun which fires loads typically consisting of small metal balls, called shot, from a cartridge.
- springald (historical) An ancient military engine for launching stones and arrows by means of a spring.
shotgun — full definition
- noun A gun that fires a spray of small metal pellets, typically used for hunting or sport shooting.
- noun The front passenger seat of a vehicle.
- adjective Describing an approach that uses many scattered attempts rather than one focused one.