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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Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026
Deputies arrived and found the man suffering from a fatal gunshot wound.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
He was taken to a hospital with a gunshot wound to the shoulder and was expected to survive.
—Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
Hospitals report being overwhelmed with gunshot victims.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 20 Jan. 2026
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“Gunshot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunshot. Accessed 28 Jan. 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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