Killshot

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The killing impact of anything projected.

    "He had fired his first shot, the killshot, with crosshairs locked tight at the base of the neck."

Example

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"He had fired his first shot, the killshot, with crosshairs locked tight at the base of the neck."

Etymology

From kill + shot.

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