gunshot

[US]/'gʌnʃɒt/
[UK]/'ɡʌnʃɑt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. the sound of a gun being fired; the range of a gun.

Phrases & Collocations

gunshot wound

gunshot residue

gunshot victim

Example Sentences

a gunshot wound; gunshot victims.

The gunshot scattered the birds.

we bore down and came nearly within gunshot .

died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

in the sudden quiet that followed the gunshot

The loud gunshot echoed through the forest.

The detective rushed to the scene of the gunshot.

The gunshot startled the birds into flight.

The gunshot left a hole in the target.

The soldier recognized the sound of a distant gunshot.

The gunshot rang out in the quiet night.

The police are investigating the source of the gunshot.

The gunshot shattered the glass window.

The hunter fired a gunshot at the deer.

The gunshot alerted the neighborhood to call the police.

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