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Meaning of shotgun house | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A narrow shack with a door at each end, common in the Southern United States from the end of the Civil War until the 1920s.

Examples

“Dr. King’s words filled the front room of the shotgun house.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

shotgun marriage shotgun mic shotgun microphone shotgun offense shotgun pleading shotgun proteomics

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