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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Gunshots followed by an inferno Police responded to the home on Sunday evening and heard gunshots coming from out back, just before the house was completely engulfed in flames. — Matthew Brown, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Police responded to the home on Sunday evening and heard gunshots coming from out back, just before the house was completely engulfed in flames. — CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026

This can be from a gunshot, bone fragment, or anything that would be used to penetrate the brain. — Connie Etermadi, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026

Officers responding to a 911 call about an assault in progress found the 44-year-old victim with a gunshot wound to the head and a 39-year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound to the leg. — Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3

Rhymes for gunshot

• allot
• barat
• begot
• besought
• bethought
• bloodshot
• boycott
• buckshot
• crackpot
• croat
• culottes
• dashpot

Kids Definition

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