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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Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 12 Mar. 2025
Police were called around 4:45 p.m. to a home in the area along Drake Drive and discovered two people each suffering from a gunshot wound.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2025
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner found that Joiner suffered multiple gunshot wounds.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2025
The 19-year-old siblings from Lawrenceville both had gunshot wounds, the agency said in a news release.
—Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Gunshot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunshot. Accessed 20 Mar. 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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