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gunshot

[ guhn-shot ]

noun

  1. the shooting of a gun:

    We heard three gunshots.

  2. a bullet, projectile, or other shot fired from a gun.
  3. the range of a gun:

    The bear was out of gunshot.



adjective

  1. made by a gunshot.

gunshot

/ ˈɡʌˌʃɒ /

noun

    1. shot fired from a gun
    2. ( as modifier )

      gunshot wounds

  1. the range of a gun
  2. the shooting of a gun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of gunshot1

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English; gun 1, shot 1
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“It is with great sadness I confirm Mr. Robert Garrison Brown was located in his residence deceased, as a result of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound,” police told The Times last March.

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Three people, including the gunman, were taken to a hospital with gunshot wounds and their conditions were unknown.

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The character survives a gunshot wound as he tries to help his 13-year-old grandson Lucas, played by Patrick Scott McDermott, flee to Mexico after the boy accidentally killed a rancher.

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The authority revealed that so far, of the 60 deaths under investigation, 41 involved gunshot wounds.

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Death comes by missile, by gunshot, by collapsed building, by lack of medicine and by fear.

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