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Meaning of "warning shot" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WARNING SHOT

warning shot  [ˈwɔːnɪŋ ʃɒt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WARNING SHOT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Warning shot is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES WARNING SHOT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

warning shot

Warning shot

A warning shot is a military and/or police term describing an intentionally harmless artillery shot or gunshot with intent to enact direct compliance and order to a hostile perpetrator or enemy forces. It is recognized as signalling intended confrontations on land, sea, and air. As an analogy, "warning shot" can be said of any action of declaration, especially a demonstration of power, intended or perceived as a last warning before hostile measures.

Definition of warning shot in the English dictionary

The definition of warning shot in the dictionary is a shot fired as a warning.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WARNING SHOT


Aldershot
ˈɔːldəˌʃɒt
bloodshot
ˈblʌdˌʃɒt
buckshot
ˈbʌkˌʃɒt
earshot
ˈɪəˌʃɒt
eyeshot
ˈaɪˌʃɒt
grapeshot
ˈɡreɪpˌʃɒt
gunshot
ˈɡʌnˌʃɒt
headshot
ˈhɛdˌʃɒt
hotshot
ˈhɒtˌʃɒt
moonshot
ˈmuːnˌʃɒt
one-shot
ˈwʌnˌʃɒt
rimshot
ˈrɪmˌʃɒt
screenshot
ˈskriːnˌʃɒt
shot
ʃɒt
shott
ʃɒt
slapshot
ˈslæpˌʃɒt
slingshot
ˈslɪŋˌʃɒt
snapshot
ˈsnæpˌʃɒt
upshot
ˈʌpˌʃɒt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WARNING SHOT

warmongering
warmouth
warmth
warn
Warne
warner
warning
warning device
warning light
warning notice
warning sign
warning triangle
warningly
warp
warpage
warpath
warped
warper
warplane
warpower

WORDS THAT END LIKE WARNING SHOT

action shot
approach shot
big shot
by a long shot
chip shot
drop shot
free shot
high-angle shot
like a shot
long shot
low-angle shot
mug shot
outshot
pack shot
parting shot
penalty shot
pistol shot
rifle shot
snap shot
to be a warning shot
tracking shot

Synonyms and antonyms of warning shot in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «warning shot» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WARNING SHOT

Find out the translation of warning shot to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of warning shot from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «warning shot» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

警告射击
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

disparo de advertencia
570 millions of speakers

English

warning shot
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चेतावनी शॉट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

طلقة تحذيرية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

предупредительный выстрел
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tiro de advertência
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সতর্কতা শট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

coup de semonce
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pukulan amaran
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Warnschuss
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

威嚇射撃
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

경고 사격
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Warning shot
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bắn cảnh báo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எச்சரிக்கை ஷாட்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चेतावणी शॉट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Uyarı atışı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

colpo di avvertimento
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

strzał ostrzegawczy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

попереджувальний постріл
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

foc de avertizare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

προειδοποιητική βολή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

waarskuwing geskiet
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

varningsskott
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skremmeskudd
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of warning shot

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WARNING SHOT»

The term «warning shot» is regularly used and occupies the 102.867 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WARNING SHOT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about warning shot

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WARNING SHOT»

Discover the use of warning shot in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to warning shot and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Warning Shot
Special Agent Peter Ashton faces a new enemy when an explosion rips through the English Bookshop in Berlin, and he must square off against the female leader of an Islamic fundamentalist movement who will stop at nothing to keep him from the ...
Clive Egleton, 1997
2
Warning Shot
As civil war in Mexico spills over the U.S. border and American tourists are kidnapped by revolutionaries, Bolan poses as a bodyguard of the Mexican president, who is under suspicion and targeted for assassination by extremists.
Don Pendleton, Don Pendleton, 1999
3
Confronting Metaphor in Use: An Applied Linguistic Approach
There are 30 citations of fired with warning shot or shots. When plural, the meaning is literal in all but one case. However, the 4 citations of singular fired a warning shot are all metaphorical, as in: 23. Washington fired a warning shot at Tokyo ...
Mara Sophia Zanotto, Lynne Cameron, Marilda do Couto Cavalcanti, 2008
4
Warning Shot
Warning Shot is a 1967 movie about a police sergeant who kills a man in self-defense while on a stakeout. He must clear his name when the gun pulled on him disappears. It is based on the novel 711 - Officer Needs Help by Whit Masterson.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
5
Objective Structured Clinical Examinations: 10 Steps to ...
Managing a difficult situation Avoided assigning blame Maintained professionalism by controlling emotions Not done Entered room in a manner unfitting the news AND physically situated self far away No warning shot Sometimes used jargon ...
Sondra Zabar, Elizabeth Kachur, Adina Kalet, 2012
6
Heartbreak Chocolate & Cheesecake
Robin Marie Foti. Chapter 3 THE WARNING SHOT ehave all made the mistake of falling for that one special someone. My special someone was Steven. W. I had just turned thirteen when I met Steven. That right there should have been the ...
Robin Marie Foti, 2007
7
Vibe
QUEENSBRIDGE Warning shot: Dogg Food, featuring "New York, New York," whose video would show Snoop stompin' the city, crushing skyscrapers. Clap back: QB rappers Tragedy, Capone-N-Noreaga, and Mobb Deep showed they ...
8
Private Security Law: Case Studies
Phillips may have been justified in firing a warning shot to frighten the fleeing decedent but if that shot was fired so carelessly as to negligently injure the suspect he may be held liable for damages. The jury's verdict in this case reflected the ...
David Maxwell, 1993
9
Ethics Education for Irregular Warfare
In some aspects this incident is somewhat akin to an incident that makes it to the headlines to this very day, whenever new developments arise: that of Erik O., a sergeant-major of the Marines deployed to southern Iraq, who fired a warning shot ...
Professor James Connelly, Mr Don Carrick, Professor Paul Robinson, 2013
10
Diversity and Tolerance in Socio-Legal Contexts: ...
The warning shot, fired to avert the threat, is legitimised by roe 151, if the accused's action meets the requirements of necessity, proportionality and subsidiarity. the court declared that o's conduct met these requirements. o's behaviour was ...
Professor Vijay K Bhatia, Ms Anne Wagner, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WARNING SHOT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term warning shot is used in the context of the following news items.
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Lebanon man charged for firing 'warning shot' after car struck him
LEBANON, Pa. (WHTM) – Police have filed charges against a city man who says he fired a “warning shot” into the air after a passing vehicle struck his arm. «abc27, May 15»
2
Man fires 'warning shot' after being struck by vehicle in Lebanon
Police-Tape-2 Generic. LEBANON-A man fired a warning shot into the air after he was struck by a vehicle's side mirror in Lebanon on Tuesday night, police said. «FOX43.com, Apr 15»
3
Customs air crew fires warning shots near Catalina at suspected …
A U.S. Customs and Border Patrol helicopter crew fired warning shots at a panga boat crewed by three men who were suspected of smuggling marijuana, the ... «Long Beach Press Telegram, Jan 15»
4
Santa Fe homeowner fires warning shot to scare off burglar
SANTA FE — Santa Fe police say a homeowner fired a warning shot into the ground to scare off a suspected burglary, leading to the arrest of a woman on ... «Albuquerque Journal, Jan 15»
5
South Korea fires warning shots at North Korean patrol near border
Seoul, South Korea (CNN) South Korean soldiers fired warning shots at a patrol from North Korea to turn it back from the two sides' border, a South Korean ... «CNN, Nov 14»
6
How Florida works: Kill a man, go free. Fire a warning shot and …
No one was injured in the shooting, but 59-year-old Lee Wollard was convicted in 2009 of shooting into a building with a firearm, aggravated assault, and child ... «Raw Story, Oct 14»
7
FTC Fires Warning Shots at Advertisers Over Disclosures
The Federal Trade Commission has fired a warning shot across the bows of major TV and print advertisers, telling them they have failed to make adequate ... «Broadcasting & Cable, Sep 14»
8
Report: 82 shot, 14 fatally, over holiday weekend in Chicago
Eighty-two people were shot, 14 of them fatally, over the long Fourth of July ... or the police aren't going to be able to wound you, or they can't fire a warning shot. «CBS News, Jul 14»
9
Marissa Alexander, who fired warning shot at husband attacking her …
By Monday, June 23rd 2014. Marissa Alexander in court for firing a warning shot at her husband who allegedly attacked her and threatened to kill her. (AP Photo). «WJLA, Jun 14»
10
Firing a 'warning shot' at an attacker legal in Florida
The warning shot law was inspired in part by the public outcry over the case of a woman sentenced to a 20-year prison term under the state's sentencing ... «Reuters, Jun 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Warning shot [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/warning-shot>. May 2024 ».
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