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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Michelle Cruz, AZCentral.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Then, two gunshots came from the direction the person was in, and the officer radioed in that shots had been fired.
—Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Jeff sustained a gunshot wound that shattered his ankle, receiving two surgeries to remove the bullet and leather from his foot.
—Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Another gunshot wound just to the left of Vasquez’s belly button affected several internal organs and severed his spinal cord, Hossain said.
—Pj Green
september 30, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Gunshot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunshot. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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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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