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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Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 3 Dec. 2025
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Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 3 Dec. 2025
Officers found a man on the sidewalk, appearing to be suffering from gunshot wounds, according to Jake Becchina, a Kansas City Police Department spokesman.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 3 Dec. 2025
The victims, Eric and Vicki Cordes, were found with gunshot wounds at their home and later died at a hospital.
—Staff Reports, Ventura County Star, 3 Dec. 2025
The Fort Worth Police Department has invested heavily in surveillance technology over the past five years, adding license plate readers throughout the city, as well as a number of gunshot detection systems.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Dec. 2025
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“Gunshot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunshot. Accessed 4 Dec. 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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