Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The shooting of a gun.
- noun The range of a gun.
- noun Shot fired from a gun.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Collectively, projectiles for cannon; solid shot.
- noun The reach or range of a gun; the distance to which shot can be thrown from a cannon so as to be effective; military, the length of the pointblank range of a cannon-shot.
- noun In heraldry, a roundel sable.
- noun The firing of a cannon.
- Made by the shot of a gun: as, a gunshot wound.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Act of firing a gun; a shot.
- noun The distance to which shot can be thrown from a gun, so as to be effective; the reach or range of a gun.
- adjective Made by the shot of a gun: as. a
gunshot wound.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The act of
discharging afirearm . - noun The sound made by a discharging firearm.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the act of shooting a gun
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Examples
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A loud gunshot is heard, followed by a speeding bullet that hit one of the male followers in the chest and, to their horror, see him writhing in pain.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » JunoDagger’s Review Forum 2009
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Michelle07 says: but 50 has the edge in gunshot wounds.
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We then put our boys and horses into a deep gully close by, and also stepped in ourselves, as soon as we had discharged one volley at our pursuers, who were then within short gunshot distance.
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Pacino’s probably the best actor of the three, but 50 has the edge in gunshot wounds.
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She is not a tool of the enemy, else she would have been planting bombs and shooting at people when she was within gunshot range of Bush’s ranch.
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At first, I thought the gunshot was the sound of the “nut cracker,” so to speak.
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The gunshot was a thunderclap inches from her head.
Unforgivable Laura Griffin 2008
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Of the 841 recorded hurricane-related deaths in Louisiana, four are identified as gunshot victims, Johannessen said.
Open Thread Nathaniel Livingston 2005
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With an effort he whipped up enough energy to take her out with his dogs and his gun, until her look of horror made him suspect that the sound of a gunshot was a nightmare to her, as indeed it was, reminding her of many dreams and one unforgettable reality.
The Tragic Bride Francis Brett Young 1919
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The Kafir's fall created delay sufficient for the foremost of the Guides, Southey, to approach within gunshot.
The Autobiography of Liuetenant-General Sir Harry Smith, Baronet of Aliwal on the Sutlej, G. C. B. 1903
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