Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

single-shot

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.00 in modern English

Syllables
sin-gle-shot
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of a firearm: holding only a single round of ammunition, thus needing to be reloaded after each shot.

Questions

What does single-shot mean?
Of a firearm: holding only a single round of ammunition, thus needing to be reloaded after each shot.

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