school shooting

English

Etymology

From school +‎ shooting. First use appears c. 1903 in the Savannah Morning News.

Noun

school shooting (plural school shootings)

  1. (chiefly US, crime) A mass shooting which occurs in a school or university, targeting their students and staff; typically in an indiscriminate manner.
    Coordinate term: mall shooting

Derived terms

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