noun
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shot fired from a gun
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gunshot wounds
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the range of a gun
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the shooting of a gun
Etymology
Origin of gunshot
First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English; gun 1, shot 1
Example Sentences
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Eric Dane said he first shut down emotionally at just 7 years old, when navigating his father’s sudden death from a gunshot wound in a bathroom at his family’s home.
From Los Angeles Times
The company’s catalog includes license plate readers, gunshot detectors and automated drones, with plans to expand into even more massive people-tracking software.
From Salon
His father, a Navy man-turned-architect, died of a gunshot wound when the actor was 7, leaving his mother to raise her two children with assistance from her parents.
From Los Angeles Times
McDonnell pointed to an 8% reduction in the number of gunshot victims citywide, a decline he attributed to a significant increase in the number of guns seized by police.
From Los Angeles Times
Prosecutors said Gonzales then delayed action, waiting on the east side of the school for backup and more cover as gunshots sounded and he relayed the shooter’s location on his radio.
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