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

/ ˈɡʌnˌʃɒt /

noun

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

      gunshot wounds

2. the range of a gun
3. the shooting of a gun

Word History and Origins

Origin of gunshot¹

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English; gun ¹, shot ¹

Example Sentences

MSF says that on 11 November one of its ambulances carrying three young men with gunshot wounds was stopped by Haitian law enforcement officers.

From BBC

Three men and a woman in their 20s inside the home had gunshot wounds, authorities said.

From Los Angeles Times

The charity said its crews had been transporting three patients with gunshot wounds to a MSF hospital on Monday when they were stopped by authorities and forced to go instead to a public hospital.

From BBC

One witness involved in the exhumation of bodies near Nasr Hospital told the Commission that he had seen bodies with gunshot wounds in the head or neck.

From Salon

A man has been shot dead and two people have been injured with gunshot wounds in south-east London, the Metropolitan Police has said.

From BBC