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shots
(encz) | shots,střely n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
shots
(encz) | shots,výstřely n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
Shots
(gcide) | Shot \Shot\, n.; pl. Shotor Shots. [OE. shot, schot, AS.
gesceot a missile; akin to D. schot a shot, shoot, G. schuss,
geschoss a missile, Icel. skot a throwing, a javelin, and E.
shoot, v.t. [root]159. See Shoot, and cf. Shot a share.]
1. The act of shooting; discharge of a firearm or other
weapon which throws a missile.
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He caused twenty shot of his greatest cannon to be
made at the king's army. --Clarendon.
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2. A missile weapon, particularly a ball or bullet;
specifically, whatever is discharged as a projectile from
firearms or cannon by the force of an explosive.
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Note: Shot used in war is of various kinds, classified
according to the material of which it is composed, into
lead, wrought-iron, and cast-iron; according to form,
into spherical and oblong; according to structure and
modes of operation, into solid, hollow, and case. See
Bar shot, Chain shot, etc., under Bar, Chain,
etc.
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3. Small globular masses of lead, of various sizes, -- used
chiefly as the projectiles in shotguns for killing game;
as, bird shot; buckshot.
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4. The flight of a missile, or the distance which it is, or
can be, thrown; as, the vessel was distant more than a
cannon shot.
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5. A marksman; one who practices shooting; as, an exellent
shot.
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6. (Fisheries)
(a) A cast of a net.
(b) The entire throw of nets at one time.
(c) A place or spot for setting nets.
(d) A single draft or catch of fish made.
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7. (Athletics) A spherical weight, to be put, or thrown, in
competition for distance.
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8. A stroke, throw, or other action to propel a ball or other
game piece in certain games, as in billiards, hockey,
basketball, curling, etc.; also, a move, as in chess.
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9. A guess; conjecture; also, an attempt. [Colloq.] "I'll
take a shot at it."
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Shot belt, a belt having a pouch or compartment for
carrying shot.
Shot cartridge, a cartridge containing powder and small
shot, forming a charge for a shotgun.
Shot garland (Naut.), a wooden frame to contain shot,
secured to the coamings and ledges round the hatchways of
a ship.
Shot gauge, an instrument for measuring the diameter of
round shot. --Totten.
shot hole, a hole made by a shot or bullet discharged.
Shot locker (Naut.), a strongly framed compartment in the
hold of a vessel, for containing shot.
Shot of a cable (Naut.), the splicing of two or more cables
together, or the whole length of the cables thus united.
Shot prop (Naut.), a wooden prop covered with tarred hemp,
to stop a hole made by the shot of an enemy in a ship's
side.
Shot tower, a lofty tower for making shot, by dropping from
its summit melted lead in slender streams. The lead forms
spherical drops which cool in the descent, and are
received in water or other liquid.
Shot window, a window projecting from the wall. Ritson,
quoted by Halliwell, explains it as a window that opens
and shuts; and Wodrow describes it as a window of shutters
made of timber and a few inches of glass above them.
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Shots
(gcide) | Shots \Shots\, n. pl.
The refuse of cattle taken from a drove. [Prov. Eng.]
--Halliwell.
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call the shots
(encz) | call the shots,rozhodovat o tom co se stane Zdeněk Brož |
game-winning shots
(encz) | game-winning shots,samostatné nájezdy [sport.] GWS - v hokeji, při
nerozhodném stavu po prodloužené hře Pino |
penalty shots
(encz) | penalty shots,nájezdy [sport.] v hokeji, při nerozhodném stavu po
prodloužené hře Pinopenalty shots,samostatné nájezdy [sport.] v hokeji, při nerozhodném
stavu po prodloužené hře Pino |
screenshots
(encz) | screenshots,snímky obrazovky n: pl. [it.] web |
shots
(encz) | shots,střely n: pl. Zdeněk Brožshots,výstřely n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
call the shots
(wn) | call the shots
v 1: exercise authority or be in charge; "Who is calling the
shots in this house?" [syn: call the shots, {call the
tune}, wear the trousers] |
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