"school shooting" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: school shootings [plural]
Etymology: From school + shooting. First use appears c. 1903 in the Savannah Morning News. Etymology templates: {{com|en|school|shooting}} school + shooting Head templates: {{en-noun}} school shooting (plural school shootings)
  1. (chiefly US, crime) A mass shooting which occurs in a school or university, targeting their students and staff; typically in an indiscriminate manner. Wikipedia link: Savannah Morning News Tags: US Categories (topical): Crime Derived forms: school shooter
    Sense id: en-school_shooting-en-noun-ydDAFJCa Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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