shotgun

English Thesaurus

1. firearm that is a double-barreled smoothbore shoulder weapon for firing shot at short ranges (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	firearm, piece, small-arm,
definition	:	a portable gun (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	fowling piece,
definition	:	a light shotgun used for fowling (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	sawed-off shotgun,
definition	:	a shotgun with short barrels (noun.artifact)

part holonym	:	pump action, slide action,
definition	:	action mechanism in a modern rifle or shotgun; a back and forward motion of a sliding lever ejects the empty shell case and cocks the firearm and loads a new round (noun.artifact)