We found 8 dictionaries that define the word a shot across the bows:

General (4 matching dictionaries)

1. a shot across the bows: Merriam-Webster
2. a shot across the bows, a shot across the bows: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
3. a shot across the bows: TheFreeDictionary.com
4. A shot across the bows: Phrase Finder

Business (1 matching dictionary)

5. a shot across the bows: Legal dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)

6. a shot across the bows: Encyclopedia

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)

7. a shot across the bows: Medical dictionary

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)

8. a shot across the bows: Idioms

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