Alternative form of sawn-off shotgun

A shotgun whose barrel(s) has been shortened for ease of concealment and to give a larger spread, though with more limited range (often for illegal purposes).

A legislative body in a government with a parliamentary system of government.

(nautical, navigation) An estimated point in which the distance between two objects, of which at least one is in motion, will reach its minimum value; abbreviated CPA. The estimate is used to evaluate the risk of a collision of e.g. two ships.

The official name of the United Kingdom (since 1927).

(idiomatic) In close pursuit of; close behind. / (idiomatic, of events, facts, etc.) Closely following; in succession immediately after.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of put off

present participle of put off

An escape from punishment. / (engineering) A device for letting off, releasing, or giving forth, as the warp from the cylinder of a loom.

(US) The president of the United States.