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
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He was killed by a gunshot to the head.
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In the 19th century, gunshot wounds from up close were extremely dangerous.
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Brent Lang, Variety, 4 Aug. 2025
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Later, a 20-year-old man with a gunshot wound walked into a local Hayward hospital and is in stable condition, police said.
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While police were at the scene of the incident, a woman arrived at an area hospital suffering from what was described as a non-life-threatening graze-type gunshot wound, Boisvert said.
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Brent Lang, Variety, 4 Aug. 2025
Both victims appeared to have suffered gunshot wounds.
—Skyler Shepard, Sun Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2025
Later, a 20-year-old man with a gunshot wound walked into a local Hayward hospital and is in stable condition, police said.
—Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2025
While police were at the scene of the incident, a woman arrived at an area hospital suffering from what was described as a non-life-threatening graze-type gunshot wound, Boisvert said.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 4 Aug. 2025
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“Gunshot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunshot. Accessed 9 Aug. 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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