gunshot
/ˈɡʌnˌʃɑt/
noun
- The sound or act of firing a gun.
- A single gunshot startled the birds from the trees.
- The police arrived at the scene moments after the gunshot.
- We heard a loud gunshot echo through the forest.
- The range or distance a bullet can travel from a gun.
- They camped just out of gunshot from the old fort.
- The warning signs said the area was within gunshot of the shooting range.
- The hunter stayed well within gunshot of the deer.
- A wound caused by a bullet from a gun.
- The emergency room was prepared for any gunshot injuries.
- The doctor treated a gunshot to the patient's leg.
- He survived a gunshot during the war but carried the scar forever.
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