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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Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
The reason given was that a 9-1-1 call had been received stating that my son William was in my house and suicidal and that the caller had heard gunshots.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2026
Pastor Rashad Singletary of Mount Olive Baptist Church of Turner Station didn't let a gunshot wound keep him from delivering an energetic sermon.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
Another member of the hit group, Takeoff, was killed by gunshot wounds to the head in 2022.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 7 Apr. 2026
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“Gunshot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunshot. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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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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