impalement vs shooting

impalement

noun
  • The act of torturing or executing someone by impaling them on a sharp stake. 

  • (obsolete) In the sense of an enclosure, the calyx of a flower. In still older works, also spelt empalement (q.v.) 

  • A space fenced in, such as by palings, possibly in the form of an enclosure or cup. 

  • The joining of two coats of arms on one shield. 

shooting

noun
  • The act of one who, or that which, shoots. 

  • The sport or activity of firing a gun or other weapon. 

  • A sensation of darting pain. 

  • An instance of shooting with a gun or other weapon. 

  • A district in which people have the right to kill game with firearms. 

adj
  • Moving or growing quickly. 

  • Of a pain, sudden and darting. 

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