killshot

English

Alternative forms

• kill shot, kill-shot

Etymology

From kill +‎ shot.

Noun

killshot (plural killshots)

1. The killing impact of anything projected.
   • 2013, J. M. Williams, John Williams, The Black Mariachi‎^[1]:

     He had fired his first shot, the killshot, with crosshairs locked tight at the base of the neck.