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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CBS News, 2 Oct. 2024
The victims’ cause of death was deemed to be from multiple gunshot wounds, the document reads.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2024
The 17-year-old boy was found suffering from multiple gunshot wounds and was transported to the University of Louisville Hospital.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 1 Oct. 2024
Officers arrived to find a 60-year-old Daly City man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.
—Jason Green, The Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Gunshot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunshot. Accessed 12 Oct. 2024.
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gunshot
noun
gun·shot
-ˌshät
1
: shot fired from a gun
2
: the range of a gun
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3
: the firing of a gun
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