gunshot

[ guhn-shot ]

/ ˈgʌnˌʃɒt /

noun

the shooting of a gun: We heard three gunshots.

a bullet, projectile, or other shot fired from a gun.

the range of a gun: The bear was out of gunshot.

adjective

made by a gunshot.

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Origin of gunshot

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; see origin at gun¹, shot¹

Words nearby gunshot

gunpowder tea, gunrunning, guns, gunsel, gunship, gunshot, gunslinger, gunsmith, gunstock, gunstock deformity, gunstock stile

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Example sentences from the Web for gunshot

Seven years later, he was found dead with two gunshot wounds to the head in what was ruled a suicide.
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A wooden chair whizzed past my left ear and smashed into the steel door like a gunshot.
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It took a gunshot, however, to make the story public property.
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Two Reuters journalists at the scene reported seeing two dead bodies, one with gunshot wounds to the head.
Deadly Shootout in Ukraine Raises Fears of Russian Invasion|Jamie Dettmer|April 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The trial in humans will locate patients whose hearts have stopped after a gunshot wound or other injury.
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Thirty-five cases of civilians suffering either from gunshot wounds or gas were also evacuated, most of them from Famars.
The History of the 51st (Highland) Division 1914-1918|Frederick William Bewsher
Several had received knife or gunshot wounds in the quarrels that resulted.
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And one Spaniard who was cutting grass a gunshot from the camp was slain by a stone rolled down the hill.
A Glimpse at Guatemala|Anne Cary Maudslay
"And you'll have a bullet in your hide if you don't keep out of gunshot of them," I added.
Blindfolded|Earle Ashley Walcott
He was badly hacked, and from a gunshot wound in the vitals he was bleeding to death.
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British Dictionary definitions for gunshot

gunshot

/ (ˈɡʌnˌʃɒt) /

noun

shot fired from a gun
(as modifier)gunshot wounds

the range of a gun

the shooting of a gun

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