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

Two Dearborn police officers and a suspect all were sent to an area hospital for treatment of gunshot wounds. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026

Cary then dies from a gunshot wound during a car case, and that swerve was not a part of the source material. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2026

But when his attorneys Rob Turkewitz and Brian Knowles called his hotel, staff found Barnett deceased in his truck with a gunshot wound to the head — sparking months of speculation on the nature of his death. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2026

Bradford, 50, was found with a gunshot wound, the Baton Rouge Police Department told WAFB. — Adam England, PEOPLE, 20 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