gunshot
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gunshot
- /ˈɡʌn.ʃɒt/ UK
- /ˈɡʌn.ʃɑt/ US
Where it comes from
From gun + shot.
noun gunshots
- The discharging a firearm. No gunshot wounds, Barricune observed, but marks of kicks, and couple that must have been made with a quirt.
- The firing of guns; gunfire. they heard gunshot all around them
- The distance to which shot can be thrown from a gun; the reach or range of a gun. For those, who are come over to the royal party, are consequently supposed to be out of gunshot.
- A bullet, projectile, or other shot fired from a gun.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: gunfire, shooting, bullet, pistol, revolver, rifle, gun, tyre, ball, lamp, fire, firing, round, injury, wound, guns
Translations
Every language
noun act of discharging a firearm
| 日本語 | 射撃 shageki |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 射擊 /射击 shèjī, 槍擊 /枪击 qiāngjī |
| Français | coup de feu |
| Deutsch | Schuss |
| Italiano | sparo, colpo di fucile, fucilata, schioppettata, schioppo |
| Русский | вы́стрел |
noun the sound made
| Español | tastaseo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 銃声 jūsei |
| 中文 | 槍聲 /枪声 qiāngshēng |
| Français | coup de feu |
| Italiano | sparo, schioppo |
| Ελληνικά | πυροβολισμός pyrovolismós |
| Русский | вы́стрел výstrel, зву́к вы́стрела zvúk výstrela |
Talk about this word "gunshot." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gunshot. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. gunshot. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/gunshot "gunshot." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gunshot.Cite this
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