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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Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
Law enforcement arrived at the home in Champlin, about 20 miles outside Minneapolis, and discovered Jeff and Yvette Hoffman with multiple gunshot wounds.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 17 June 2025
Anthony Rangel, 19, died of gunshot wounds of the torso and forearm, according to the medical examiner’s office.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 June 2025
Officers discovered both Victims 1 and 2 deceased from gunshot wounds.
—Audrey Conklin , Bill Melugin , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Matt Finn, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2025
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“Gunshot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunshot. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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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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