"foreshot" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: foreshots [plural]
Etymology: From fore- + shot. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|fore|shot}} fore- + shot Head templates: {{en-noun}} foreshot (plural foreshots)
  1. (chemistry) The spirits that first come over when an alcoholic liquid is distilled. Synonyms: head Translations (spirits that come first): Vorlauf [feminine] (German)
    Sense id: en-foreshot-en-noun-KbufqHRA Categories (other): Chemistry, English terms prefixed with fore- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with fore-: 33 21 14 8 15 10 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'spirits that come first': 74 9 5 6 6
  2. (chiefly sports) A shot that sends something forewards, such as a shot that sends the ball ahead the player making it.
    Sense id: en-foreshot-en-noun-iyR2qKPq Categories (other): Sports, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 33 4 17 19 3 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 21 34 7 15 14 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 48 4 10 9 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 43 3 17 15 5 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 22 33 9 12 15 8 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  3. A measurement of the azimuth when sighting to the next point along a path that is being measured with a compass.
    Sense id: en-foreshot-en-noun-bD7nP8xp
  4. (architecture) A portion of a building that protrudes out.
    Sense id: en-foreshot-en-noun-7Nr6L-Zd Categories (other): Architecture Topics: architecture
  5. (photography or cinematography) The foreground of a photographic image.
    Sense id: en-foreshot-en-noun-O5lCoJvJ Categories (other): Cinematography, Photography Topics: arts, broadcasting, cinematography, film, hobbies, lifestyle, media, photography, television

Verb

Etymology: From fore- + shot. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|fore|shot}} fore- + shot Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} foreshot
  1. simple past and past participle of foreshoot Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: foreshoot Coordinate_terms: midshot, backshot
    Sense id: en-foreshot-en-verb-fMPy0eYX

Inflected forms

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