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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Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2025
Three women and two men, all adults, were admitted for gunshot wounds and underwent surgery.
—Henrik Pettersson, CNN, 5 Feb. 2025
Officers also found a dog with a fatal gunshot wound.
—Christine Pelisek, People.com, 4 Feb. 2025
Boyle was found with gunshot wounds to the neck and left shoulder and pronounced dead at the scene, according to court records and the Kansas City Police Department.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 4 Feb. 2025
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“Gunshot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunshot. Accessed 8 Feb. 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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