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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According to the report, Patricia had multiple gunshot entry and exit wounds — the fatal shot piercing through her lungs and heart.
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Natalie Morales, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2025
Officers discovered Marchbanks and Pennington unresponsive in a car with multiple gunshot wounds.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 11 Jan. 2025
Those injured are between 14 and 27 years old, and eight of them suffered gunshot wounds.
—Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 11 Jan. 2025
Upon arrival, police discovered Andrew and Ashlee Corona, both dead of gunshot wounds in an apparent murder-suicide, Fox 10 Phoenix reported.
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Natalie Morales, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2025
Officers discovered Marchbanks and Pennington unresponsive in a car with multiple gunshot wounds.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 11 Jan. 2025
Those injured are between 14 and 27 years old, and eight of them suffered gunshot wounds.
—Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 11 Jan. 2025
Upon arrival, police discovered Andrew and Ashlee Corona, both dead of gunshot wounds in an apparent murder-suicide, Fox 10 Phoenix reported.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Gunshot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunshot. Accessed 18 Jan. 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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