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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Wood suffered two gunshot wounds to the head but regained consciousness and called authorities for help.
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Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
Wood suffered two gunshot wounds to the head but regained consciousness and called authorities for help.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2025
The deputies’ response stood in stark contrast to the panicked phone calls from neighbors who reported hearing gunshots on their quiet street, the Internal Affairs investigative reports show.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2025
Duggan and others credit programs such as Project Green Light Detroit, a public-private partnership with real-time camera connections with police headquarters; the Real Time Crime Center, and ShotSpotter, which uses audio sensors to detect and alert police to gunshots.
—Christina Hall, Freep.com, 6 Oct. 2025
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“Gunshot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunshot. Accessed 10 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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