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

Investigators later determined that a man believed to have fired the gunshot at the apartment had been in that vehicle along with another man and a woman, according to the Sheriff’s Office. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026

McKinsey, 40, of Dublin, California was found by an officer in the parking lot of a sports complex Saturday afternoon with multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene, the Dublin Police Services said in a statement. — Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026

Police raced to the scene and found Ashley dead in her bedroom of two gunshot wounds. — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026

Smith remains hospitalized after suffering multiple gunshot wounds to his head and body and serious head trauma. — Ariella Noveck, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 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