shott

chott

/ (ʃɒt) /


noun
  1. a shallow temporary salt lake or marsh in the North African desert

  2. the hollow in which it lies

Origin of shott

1
C19: via French chott from Arabic shatt

Words Nearby shott

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How to use shott in a sentence

  • The battle began with some cannonading and "shott of arrows," in both of which the Yorkists had rather the advantage.

    Battles of English History | H. B. (Hereford Brooke) George
  • And Brave vallient capt. Peter Harriss was shott in his cannoe through both his leggs, bordeing of a greate shipp.

  • Goin easy, says he, youll beat shott 119 t the top o the cliff.

    Every Man for Himself | Norman Duncan
  • And we were envited to supper to Paulo Dono, our gunpouder man, where we had good cheare, and many chambers and guns shott affe.

  • Hankin's landlord was Peter shott, whose holding consisted of two small farms which had been joined together.

    Mad Shepherds | L. P. Jacks

Scientific definitions for shott

shott

  1. A shallow lake or marsh with brackish or saline water, especially in northern Africa. Shotts are dry during the summer, at which time they are also characterized by salt deposits and a lack of vegetation.

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