banco do carona — meaning in English
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English meaning
- shotgun noun A gun that fires a spray of small metal pellets, typically used for hunting or sport shooting.
Senses
banco do carona is used for these senses in English:
- shotgun (slang) The front passenger seat in a vehicle, next to the driver; so called because the position of the shotgun-armed guard on a horse-drawn stage-coach, wagon train, or gold transport was next to the driver on a forward-mounted bench seat. Can also be used in situations of claiming other resources such as bedrooms.
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.
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