English Explanatory Dictionary

warning shot

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: A shot fired as a warning.
  2. An action intended to act as a warning.

Word forms

warning shot warning shots

Synonyms

shot across the bow shot across the bows
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