supershot

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English

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Etymology

From super- +‎ shot.

Pronunciation

Noun

supershot (plural supershots)

  1. (rare) A superior shot (ammunition or projectile).
    • 1967, Norman Mailer, Why Are We in Vietnam?: A Novel, G.P. Putnam's Sons, page 83:
      Well, Pete now starts hearing about the bolt action 110. It will stop any game, yeah, if the shot is well placed. Strangle that little news. Pete ain’t looking to make a career of placing his supershots in superb array anywhere but in the office jungle.
    • 1991, Royal Canadian Electrical, Mechanical Engineers, EME Journal 1991 Issue 1, U.S. Government Printing Office, page 23:
      The RH503 is an externally driven, 35-mm autocannon which has the capability of firing 50-mm “Supershot” ammunition with a barrel change.
    • 2001, NextGen 79 July 2001, page 25:
      Basically, two people together shoot at a third, who has the Link, and the third then gets to aim and fire the supershot.