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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The coroner listed Castrejon Trejo’s cause of death as multiple gunshot wounds and the manner of death as homicide.
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Tim Fang, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
Authorities were checking with local hospitals for anyone seeking treatment for gunshot wounds that match the time of the incident.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 27 Jan. 2026
The coroner listed Castrejon Trejo’s cause of death as multiple gunshot wounds and the manner of death as homicide.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 27 Jan. 2026
That’s when a series of gunshots ring out — a total of 10 in just a matter of seconds.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 27 Jan. 2026
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“Gunshot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunshot. Accessed 29 Jan. 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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