school shooting

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A mass shooting which occurs in a school or university, targeting their students and staff; typically in an indiscriminate manner.

Word forms

school shooting school shootings

Etymology

From school + shooting. First use appears c. 1903 in the Savannah Morning News.

Derived words

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