"shooting spree" meaning in All languages combined

See shooting spree on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: shooting sprees [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} shooting spree (plural shooting sprees)
  1. The random shooting of multiple people with no obvious motive. Synonyms: mass shooting
    Sense id: en-shooting_spree-en-noun-w8qgNXxj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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