Usually means: Shot fired to signal caution.
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  1. warning shot: Collins English Dictionary
  2. warning shot: Wiktionary
  3. Warning shot: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  4. warning shot: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. Warning Shot: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (warning shot)

noun:  Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: A shot fired as a warning.
noun:  (by extension, figuratively) An action intended to act as a warning.

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