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单词 twelve-gauge
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Definition of twelve-gauge in English:

twelve-gauge

noun
North American
  • A shotgun with a bore corresponding to the diameter of a round bullet of which twelve constitute a pound in weight; a twelve-bore.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Many of the new weapons, like rubber bullets and twelve-gauge beanbag shotguns, seem legal and relatively innocuous by international standards.
    • The Apache picks up a twelve-gauge, double-barrel, shotgun.
    • But what if ol’ Kite wakes up and pulls out the twelve-gauge.
    • It was a classic twelve-gauge, from the look of it.
    • What she carried was revealed to be a sawed-off shotgun, a twelve-gauge side-by-side.
    • There were four guards holding twelve-gauge shotguns, two at the giant bronze double doors, and two flanking him.

Definition of twelve-gauge in US English:

twelve-gauge

nounˈtwelvˌɡāj
North American
  • A shotgun with a gauge corresponding to the diameter of a round bullet of which twelve constitute a pound in weight.

    British term twelve-bore
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It was a classic twelve-gauge, from the look of it.
    • The Apache picks up a twelve-gauge, double-barrel, shotgun.
    • Many of the new weapons, like rubber bullets and twelve-gauge beanbag shotguns, seem legal and relatively innocuous by international standards.
    • There were four guards holding twelve-gauge shotguns, two at the giant bronze double doors, and two flanking him.
    • What she carried was revealed to be a sawed-off shotgun, a twelve-gauge side-by-side.
    • But what if ol’ Kite wakes up and pulls out the twelve-gauge.
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