gunshot

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Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
13
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈɡʌn.ʃɒt/
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/ˈɡʌn.ʃɒt/ · /ˈɡʌn.ʃɑt/

Definition of gunshot

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable)The act of discharging a firearm.
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noun

  1. (countable)The act of discharging a firearm.
  2. (countable, uncountable)The distance to which shot can be thrown from a gun; the reach or range of a gun.
    “For those, who are come over to the royal party, are consequently supposed to be out of gunshot.”
  3. (countable)A bullet, projectile, or other shot fired from a gun.

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Etymology

From gun + shot.

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