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

There, investigators found Perez and Tejada-Ceballos suffering from gunshot wounds, Chartrand said. — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2026

Police arriving at the scene Tuesday morning found Quiroz-Mata inside a white Chevrolet pickup and spotted a gunshot wound on the left side of his head and three more in his left shoulder, the affidavit states. — Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 15 July 2026

The medical examiner ruled that Salgado Araujo’s death was caused by a gunshot to the torso, and officials have not released toxicology information describing any substances in his system at the time of death. — Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 15 July 2026

Officers also located a victim, an adult man who was uninjured but whose vehicle was hit by multiple gunshots. — Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 15 July 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