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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Some residents near the launch facilities have long expressed worries about disruptive sonic booms — which can be as loud as gunshots and register as small earthquakes — and collectively filed a lawsuit this year. — Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026

Officers were called to Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital after a man showed up with a gunshot wound. — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Nov. 2026

The city's 2026 budget sets aside $5 million that could include a new gunshot detection contract, down from $9 million budgeted for the same goal in 2025. — Marissa Perlman, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026

Yuba County sheriff’s officials said deputies arrived and found a man, later identified as Valle, also an Olivehurst resident, with gunshot wounds. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3

Rhymes for gunshot

• allot
• barat
• begot
• besought
• bethought
• bloodshot
• boycott
• buckshot
• crackpot
• croat
• culottes
• dashpot

Kids Definition

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