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
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He was killed by a gunshot to the head.
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Two men later arrived at hospitals with gunshot wounds, both with non-life-threatening injuries, according to the FBI San Francisco Field Office.
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Deputies found Hawkins dead of gunshot wounds in the yard of a home.
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Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Officers arrived to find both boys suffering from gunshot wounds.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025
Deputies found Hawkins dead of gunshot wounds in the yard of a home.
—Kansas City Star, 4 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, police in Tanzania’s biggest city fired gunshots and tear gas against protestors who criticized yesterday’s election that was preceded by the disappearance and detention of leading opposition politicians.
—Semafor Events, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2025
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“Gunshot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunshot. Accessed 8 Nov. 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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