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.
Recent Examples on the Web
The man was found suffering from a gunshot wound to his head after officers at 11:20 p.m. responded to the PT Barnum Housing Community in Bridgeport after receiving a ShotSpotter notification, according to Capt. Kevin Gilleran of the Bridgeport Police Department.
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2024
Officers responded to the 6400 block of Lehnert Street and found the victim with multiple gunshot wounds, police said.
—Dillon Mullan, Baltimore Sun, 25 June 2024
Nothing to do with immigration – they were supposed to be backing up a local Tohono O’odham police unit that was looking into a 911 call reporting two gunshots had been heard.
—Caitlin Stephen Hu, CNN, 24 June 2024
An 18-year-old male suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was transported to an area hospital after the incident and survived.
—Amir Mahmoud, arkansasonline.com, 24 June 2024
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2024
Officers responded to the 6400 block of Lehnert Street and found the victim with multiple gunshot wounds, police said.
—Dillon Mullan, Baltimore Sun, 25 June 2024
Nothing to do with immigration – they were supposed to be backing up a local Tohono O’odham police unit that was looking into a 911 call reporting two gunshots had been heard.
—Caitlin Stephen Hu, CNN, 24 June 2024
An 18-year-old male suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was transported to an area hospital after the incident and survived.
—Amir Mahmoud, arkansasonline.com, 24 June 2024
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“Gunshot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunshot. Accessed 5 Jul. 2024.
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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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