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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Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026
Officers discovered a man and woman with apparent gunshot wounds.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 9 Jan. 2026
Officers arrived to find the woman inside a vehicle suffering from gunshot wounds.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026
Police responded and found a man and woman with apparent gunshot wounds, according to the city.
—Alexandra Koch , Bill Melugin , Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 9 Jan. 2026
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“Gunshot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunshot. Accessed 11 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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