GUNSHOT

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

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Etymology

Noun

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.

Anagrams

• hognuts, hotguns, hutongs, noughts, shot-gun, shotgun, unghost

Source: Wiktionary

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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

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