gunshot

From gun +‎ shot.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɡʌn.ʃɒt/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɡʌn.ʃɑt/
• Hyphenation: gun‧shot

gunshot (countable and uncountable, plural gunshots)

1. (countable) The act of discharging a firearm.
2. The distance to which shot can be thrown from a gun; the reach or range of a gun.
   • (Can we date this quote?), John Dryden, The Hind and the Panther:

     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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