"sawn-off shotgun" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sawn-off shotguns [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=sawn-off shotgun}} sawn-off shotgun (plural sawn-off shotguns)
  1. A shotgun whose barrel(s) has been shortened for ease of concealment and to give a larger spread, though with more limited range (often for illegal purposes). Categories (topical): Firearms Synonyms: sawed-off shotgun [US] Translations (Translations): katkaistu haulikko (Finnish), fusil à canon scié [masculine] (French), abgesägte Schrotflinte [feminine] (German), obrzyn [masculine] (Polish), caçadeira de cano serrado [Portugal, feminine] (Portuguese), escopeta de cano serrado [Brazil, feminine] (Portuguese), обре́з (obréz) [masculine] (Russian)

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