"killing spree" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: killing sprees [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} killing spree (plural killing sprees)
  1. A number of murders in a short span of time; a rampage. Wikipedia link: killing spree Categories (topical): Death, Murder Related terms: mass murder, spree killer, serial killer Translations (rampage): furia omicida [feminine] (Italian), follia omicida [feminine] (Italian), бойня (bojnja) [feminine, informal] (Russian)

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