gunshotnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈɡʌn.ʃɒt/us/-ʃɑːt/(the sound of) the shooting of a gun:
I then heard what sounded like a gunshot in the hall.
gunshot wounds
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Guns
- cannon
- cannonade
- cannonball
- charge
- cock
- crossfire
- go off
- gunsmith
- kick
- machine gun
- ordnance
- point-blank
- potshot
- shoot
- shooter
- shooting gallery
- shot
- sniper
- snub-nosed
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