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English
Etymology
From super- + shot.
Pronunciation
Noun
supershot (plural supershots)
- (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.