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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Gunshot

/(gŭn"shŏt)/ · Gun·shot · IPA /ˈɡʌn.ʃɑt/
01 n. Act of firing a gun; a shot.
  1. 1.
    Act of firing a gun; a shot.
  2. 2.
    The distance to which shot can be thrown from a gun, so as to be effective; the reach or range of a gun.
    “Those who are come over to the royal party are supposed to be out of gunshot.” Dryden.
02 a. Made by the shot of a gun; as, a gunshot wound.
  1. 1.
    Made by the shot of a gun; as, a gunshot wound.