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single-barreled

single-barreled

7.2
A gun that has only one barrel for bullets or shot
  • adjective
  • /ˈsɪŋɡəlˌbɛrəl/
  • US
translation icon : de un solo cañón
  • CHARLEY HECKER breaks open a single-barreled shotgun and moves a shell in.
  • a single-barreled shotgun

Examples

  • Propped against a nearby tree was a single-barreled ten-gauge shotgun.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • The hunter carefully loaded his single-barreled shotgun before setting out into the woods.

  • She used a single-barreled gun for her shooting practice at the range.

  • Unlike double-barreled firearms, a single-barreled gun offers a lighter and more maneuverable option for hunting.

Antonyms

double-barreled
  • US
1 6.6

A gun with two barrels placed side by side or one above the other

How Many Barrels

double-barreled
  • US
1 6.6
single-barreled
  • US
7.2

Surface Forms

single-barreled positive
single-barrelled positive

Morphology

single-barreled = single + barreled (transparent) = single + barrel + ed

Formed by compounding 'single' + 'barreled' where 'barreled' is 'barrel' + '-ed', so the meaning 'having only one barrel' follows regular compounding and suffixation.

Etymology

Single-barreled comes from single meaning 'one' and barrel meaning the gun's 'tube' that a bullet or shot travels through, so a single-barreled gun is a gun that has only one barrel.