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.
The sudden gunshot made everyone in the street jump.
Witnesses reported hearing a single gunshot before seeing a dark car speed away from the scene.
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.
From gun + shot.
Usage
Often used in the plural when describing a sequence of shots; frequently appears in compound phrases like 'gunshot wound'.