What does GUNSHOT mean?

Definitions for GUNSHOT
ˈgʌnˌʃɒtgun·shot

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. gunfire, gunshotnoun

    the act of shooting a gun

    "the gunfire endangered innocent bystanders"; "they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire"

Wiktionary

  1. gunshotnoun

    The act of discharging a firearm.

  2. gunshotnoun

    The sound made by a discharging firearm.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Gunshotadjective

    Made by the shot of a gun.

    The greater symptoms I have translated to gunshot wounds. Richard Wiseman, Surgery.

  2. Gunshotnoun

    The reach or range of a gun; the space to which a shot can be thrown.

    Etymology: gun and shot.

    Those who are come over to the royal party are supposed to be out of gunshot. Dryden.

ChatGPT

  1. gunshot

    A gunshot refers to the act of discharging a gun or firearm, often involving the projection of force from a sudden release of a high-speed gas. It can also refer to the sound produced by this action or the projectile that is discharged from the firearm.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Gunshotnoun

    act of firing a gun; a shot

  2. Gunshotnoun

    the distance to which shot can be thrown from a gun, so as to be effective; the reach or range of a gun

  3. Gunshotadjective

    made by the shot of a gun: as. a gunshot wound

Wikidata

  1. Gunshot

    A gunshot is the discharge of a firearm, producing a mechanical sound effect and a chemical gunshot residue. The term can also refer to a gunshot wound caused by such a discharge. Multiple discharges of a firearm or firearms are referred to as gunfire. The word can connote either the sound of a gun firing, the projectiles that were fired, or both. For example, the statement "gunfire came from the next street" could either mean the sound of discharge, or it could mean the bullets themselves. It is better to be a bit more specific while writing however. "The sound of gunfire" or "we came under gunfire" would be more descriptive and prevent confusion. In the latter phrase, in particular, "fire" is more commonly used, as both words hold the same general meaning within the proper context.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. gunshot

    The distance of the point-blank range of a cannon-shot. The distance to which shot can be thrown from a gun so as to be effective; the reach or range of a gun.

  2. gunshot

    Made by the shot of a gun; as, a gunshot wound.

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Anagrams for GUNSHOT »

  1. noughts

  2. shot-gun

  3. shotgun

  4. uhtsong

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of GUNSHOT in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of GUNSHOT in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of GUNSHOT in a Sentence

  1. Assistant US Attorney Manda Sertich:

    It wasn't a split-second use of force like a gunshot.

  2. Cal Potter:

    They were devastated three days later when they went to the mortuary and learned that Carlos had ... multiple gunshot wounds to his face and upper body.

  3. Kim Potter:

    Far and away the gunshot wound to the chest was the most significant injury.

  4. Suvanarat Jirattanasakul:

    It was frightening because I could hear the occasional gunshot...we waited a long time for the police to come and help us, many hours.

  5. Anton Geraschenko:

    Interior Minister Arsen Avakov died of splinters from grenades, not a gunshot wound.

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