"angel shot" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: angel shots [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} angel shot (countable and uncountable, plural angel shots)
  1. (military) Synonym of chain shot Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Military Synonyms: chain shot [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-angel_shot-en-noun-4dwu~-12 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 16 Topics: government, military, politics, war
  2. A fictional drink that a person can order to secretly indicate to bar staff that they need help. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-angel_shot-en-noun-mx5K2ag2

Inflected forms

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