sawn-off shotgun

noun

A shotgun whose barrel(s) has been shortened for ease of concealment and to give a larger spread, though with more limited range (often for illegal purposes).

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Meanings

nounsawn-off shotgun (plural sawn-off shotguns)

plural sawn-off shotguns · alternative US sawed-off shotgun

  1. A shotgun whose barrel(s) has been shortened for ease of concealment and to give a larger spread, though with more limited range (often for illegal purposes).

    I never really got there / I just pretended that I had / Words are blunt instruments / Words are sawn-off shotguns

    2007, “Jigsaw Falling into Place”, in In Rainbows, performed by Radiohead

Translations

Finnish katkaistu haulikko
  • katkaistu haulikkoTranslations
French fusil à canon scié
  • fusil à canon sciéTranslations
German abgesägte Schrotflinte
  • abgesägte SchrotflinteTranslations
Icelandic afsöguð haglabyssa
  • afsöguð haglabyssaTranslations
Italian lupara
  • luparaTranslations
Polish obrzyn
  • obrzynTranslations
Portuguese caçadeira de cano serrado, escopeta de cano serrado
  • caçadeira de cano serradoTranslations
  • escopeta de cano serradoTranslations
Russian обре́з
  • обре́з (obréz)Translations
Turkish kesik namlulu av tüfeği
  • kesik namlulu av tüfeğiTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

sawn-off shotgun. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sawn-off%20shotgun

MLA

“sawn-off shotgun.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sawn-off%20shotgun. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sawn-off shotgun,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sawn-off%20shotgun.

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