About The Word Gunshot
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Gunshot
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What's The Definition Of Gunshot?
[n] the act of shooting a gun; "the gunfire endangered innocent bystanders"; "they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire"
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1. Act of firing a gun; a shot.
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.
\Gun"shot`\, a. Made by the shot of a gun: as. a gunshot wound. |
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