gunshot en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (UK) audio
- /ˈɡʌn.ʃɒt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈɡʌn.ʃɑt/ (General-American)
Etymology
From gun + shot.
Meanings
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(countable) The discharging a firearm.
No gunshot wounds, Barricune observed, but marks of kicks, and couple that must have been made with a quirt.
1949, Dorothy M. Johnson, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance; in Indian Country, London: Corgi, 1961, page 92:
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(uncountable) The firing of guns; gunfire.
they heard gunshot all around them
the sound of distant gunshot
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(countable) 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.
(Can we date this quote?), John Dryden, The Hind and the Panther:
- (countable) A bullet, projectile, or other shot fired from a gun.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| gunshots | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (35)
cmn 槍擊 /枪击 (act of discharging a firearm) · bg оръдеен изстрел (act of discharging a firearm) · ja 銃声 (the sound made) · el πυροβολισμός (the sound made) · bg обсег на оръдие (The distance to which shot can be thrown from a gun) · de Schuss (act of discharging a firearm) · it sparo (act of discharging a firearm) · ru зву́к вы́стрела (the sound made) · mk до́стрел на о́ружје (The distance to which shot can be thrown from a gun) · fi laukaus (act of discharging a firearm) · pl strzał (act of discharging a firearm) · mk и́стрел (the sound made) · be стрэл (act of discharging a firearm) · ru вы́стрел (act of discharging a firearm) · ru вы́стрел (the sound made) · ja 射撃 (act of discharging a firearm) · fi laukaus (the sound made) · cmn 射擊 /射击 (act of discharging a firearm) · ga urchar gunna (act of discharging a firearm) · be стрэл (the sound made) · hy կրակոց (the sound made) · it schioppo (act of discharging a firearm) · hy կրակոց (act of discharging a firearm) · it schioppettata (act of discharging a firearm) · fr coup de feu (act of discharging a firearm) · it schioppo (the sound made) · it colpo di fucile (act of discharging a firearm) · it fucilata (act of discharging a firearm) · tr silah sesi (the sound made) · cmn 槍聲 /枪声 (the sound made) · pl huk strzału (the sound made) · it sparo (the sound made) · tr mermi (The distance to which shot can be thrown from a gun) · es tastaseo (the sound made) · fr coup de feu (the sound made)