gunsmoke

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noun

Smoke produced by the firing of a gun.

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Meanings

noungunsmoke (uncountable)
  1. uncountableSmoke produced by the firing of a gun.

    You can almost smell the horses, the high chapparal ^([sic]), the gunsmoke.

    1990 April 14, Elizabeth Pincus, “Hot Blue Steel”, in Gay Community News, page 16
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    A cloud of gunsmoke, well over a mile distant, indicated the presence of a battery of the huge cannons. After the wind blew the cloud away, he could spot the actual guns themselves.

    2001, Eric Flint, David Drake, Destiny's Shield

Origin

From gun + smoke.

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Translations

Finnish aseen savu
  • aseen savuSmoke from firing a gun
Polish dym od pistoletu
  • dym od pistoletuSmoke from firing a gun

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

gunsmoke. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gunsmoke

MLA

“gunsmoke.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gunsmoke. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gunsmoke,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gunsmoke.

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