supershot

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UK/ˈsupɚʃɒt/US/ˈsupɚʃɑt/

noun

A superior shot (ammunition or projectile).

Scrabble 14

Meanings

nounsupershot (plural supershots)

plural supershots · alternative super-shot

  1. rareA superior shot (ammunition or projectile).

    Basically, two people together shoot at a third, who has the Link, and the third then gets to aim and fire the supershot.

    2001, NextGen 79 July 2001, page 25
    2 more examples

    Well, Pete now starts hearing about the bolt action 110. It will stop any game, yeah, if the shot is well placed. Strangle that little news. Pete ain’t looking to make a career of placing his supershots in superb array anywhere but in the office jungle.

    1967, Norman Mailer, Why Are We in Vietnam?: A Novel, G.P. Putnam's Sons, page 83

    The RH503 is an externally driven, 35-mm autocannon which has the capability of firing 50-mm “Supershot” ammunition with a barrel change.

    1991, Royal Canadian Electrical, Mechanical Engineers, EME Journal 1991 Issue 1, U.S. Government Printing Office, page 23

Origin

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