scattergun

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scat·ter·gun

(skăt′ər-gŭn′)

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scattergun - firearm that is a double-barreled smoothbore shoulder weapon for firing shot at short ranges

shotgun

firearm, small-arm, piece - a portable gun; "he wore his firearm in a shoulder holster"

fowling piece - a light shotgun used for fowling

pump action, slide action - action mechanism in a modern rifle or shotgun; a back and forward motion of a sliding lever ejects the empty shell case and cocks the firearm and loads a new round

sawed-off shotgun - a shotgun with short barrels

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JEREMY CORBYN's scattergun approach to Prime Minister's Questions yesterday once again failed to pin down Theresa May on Brexit.