"mass shooting" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /mæsˈʃutɪŋ/, [mæsˈʃuɾɪŋ] [General-American] Forms: mass shootings [plural]
Etymology: From mass + shooting. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|mass|shooting}} mass + shooting Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} mass shooting (countable and uncountable, plural mass shootings)
  1. (chiefly US, crime) The shooting of multiple people over a short period of time, particularly when there are many victims and in which the victims are targeted indiscriminately. Wikipedia link: mass shooting Tags: US, countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Crime, Murder, Violence Synonyms: shooting spree Hyponyms: mall shooting, school shooting Derived forms: mass shooter Related terms: active shooter, mass murder, massacre Translations (shooting of multiple people): tiroteig massiu [masculine] (Catalan), 大規模槍擊事件 (Chinese Mandarin), 大规模枪击事件 (dàguīmó qiāngjī shìjiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), schietpartij [feminine] (Dutch), amaspafado (Esperanto), joukkoampuminen (Finnish), joukkoammuskelu (Finnish), fusillade [feminine] (French), Massenschießerei [feminine] (German), масовно пукање (masovno pukanje) [neuter] (Macedonian), masowa strzelanina [feminine] (Polish), tiroteo masivo [masculine] (Spanish), balacera masiva [feminine] (Spanish), baleadura masiva [feminine] (Spanish), masskjutning [common-gender] (Swedish), cuộc xả súng (Vietnamese)

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