Meanings
noungunshot (countable and uncountable, plural gunshots)
plural gunshots
- countableThe 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 - uncountableThe firing of guns; gunfire.
the sound of distant gunshot
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they heard gunshot all around them
- countableThe 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 - countableA bullet, projectile, or other shot fired from a gun.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Bulgarian оръдеен изстрел, обсег на оръдие
- оръдеен изстрел (orădeen izstrel)act of discharging a firearm
- обсег на оръдие (obseg na orădie)The distance to which shot can be thrown from a gun
Chinese Mandarin 射擊 /射击, 槍擊 /枪击
- 射擊 /射击 (shèjī)act of discharging a firearm
- 槍擊 /枪击 (qiāngjī)act of discharging a firearm
- 槍聲 /枪声 (qiāngshēng)the sound made
Finnish laukaus, laukaus
- laukausact of discharging a firearm
- laukausthe sound made
French coup de feu, coup de feu
- coup de feuact of discharging a firearm
- coup de feuthe sound made
German Schuss
- Schussact of discharging a firearm
Greek πυροβολισμός
- πυροβολισμός (pyrovolismós)the sound made
Irish urchar gunna
- urchar gunnaact of discharging a firearm
Italian sparo, colpo di fucile
- sparoact of discharging a firearm
- colpo di fucileact of discharging a firearm
- fucilataact of discharging a firearm
- schioppettataact of discharging a firearm
- schioppoact of discharging a firearm
- sparothe sound made
- schioppothe sound made
Japanese 射撃, 銃声
- 射撃 (shageki)act of discharging a firearm
- 銃声 (jūsei)the sound made
Polish strzał, huk strzału
- strzałact of discharging a firearm
- huk strzałuthe sound made
Russian вы́стрел, вы́стрел
- вы́стрелact of discharging a firearm
- вы́стрел (výstrel)the sound made
- зву́к вы́стрела (zvúk výstrela)the sound made
Spanish tastaseo
- tastaseothe sound made
Turkish silah sesi, mermi
- silah sesithe sound made
- mermiThe distance to which shot can be thrown from a gun
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Cite this entry
APA
gunshot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gunshot
MLA
“gunshot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gunshot. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gunshot,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gunshot.
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