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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
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
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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