Word: shotgun
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: shot
gun
Definition: The front passenger seat in a vehicle, next to the driver; so called because the position of the shotgun-armed guard on a horse-drawn stage-coach, wagon train, or gold transport was next to the driver on a forward-mounted bench seat.
Morphemes:
Affix: shot
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A reckoning, a share of a tavern bill, etc.
Affix: gun
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A firearm or cannon used for saluting or signalling.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: gunnr
Language: non
Decoded: gunnr
Meaning: battle, war
Affix: hildr
Language: non
Decoded: hildr
Meaning: battle