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gunshot

n. countable
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈɡənˌʃɑt// UK //ɡˈʌnʃɒt// gun·shot

n. the loud noise made when a gun is fired. It can also mean the act of firing a gun or the wound it causes.

n. the sound produced by the discharge of a firearm; by extension, the act of firing or the resulting wound.


SIMPLE

The sudden gunshot made everyone in the street jump.

CONTEXTUAL

Witnesses reported hearing a single gunshot before seeing a dark car speed away from the scene.

COMPLEX

The silence of the forest was shattered by a distant gunshot, echoing through the valley and sending a flock of birds into the grey sky.

Synonyms
Origin

From gun + shot.

Usage

Often used in the plural when describing a sequence of shots; frequently appears in compound phrases like 'gunshot wound'.

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