gunfire, gunshot
(noun) the act of shooting a gun; “the gunfire endangered innocent bystanders”; “they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
gunshot (plural gunshots)
The act of discharging a firearm.
The sound made by a discharging firearm.
The distance to which shot can be thrown from a gun; the reach or range of a gun.
A bullet, projectile, or other shot fired from a gun.
• hognuts, hotguns, hutongs, noughts, shot-gun, shotgun, unghost
Source: Wiktionary
Gun"shot`, n.
1. Act of firing a gun; a shot.
2. The distance to which shot can be thrown from a gun, so as to be effective; the reach or range of a gun. Those who are come over to the royal party are supposed to be out of gunshot. Dryden.
Gun"shot`, a.
Definition: Made by the shot of a gun: as. a gunshot wound.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 December 2024
(adjective) having everything extraneous removed including contents; “the bare walls”; “the cupboard was bare”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
