shots across the bows

A form of shot across the bows

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of shot across the bows
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APA

shots across the bows. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shots%20across%20the%20bows

MLA

“shots across the bows.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shots%20across%20the%20bows. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shots across the bows,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shots%20across%20the%20bows.

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