gunshot
noun
gun·shot
ˈgən-ˌshät 
1
: shot or a projectile fired from a gun
2
: the range of a gun
3
: the firing of a gun
Examples of gunshot in a Sentence
He was killed by a gunshot to the head.
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Ashley Killough, CNN Money, 18 May 2026
Santa Monica police said no gunshot injuries were reported.
—Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 18 May 2026
Police found one person at the scene with gunshot wounds.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 18 May 2026
According to the complaint, video evidence shows Castro then fired a single gunshot through the closed front door and hit Sosa-Celis in the right leg.
—Laura Romero, ABC News, 18 May 2026
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“Gunshot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunshot. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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gunshot
noun
gun·shot
-ˌshät
1
: shot fired from a gun
2
: the range of a gun
within gunshot
3
: the firing of a gun
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