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/gˈənʃˌɑt/ Listen

noun

Gunshot n.

Act of firing a gun; a shot.

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."

adjective

gunshot adj. Made by the shot of a gun; as, a gunshot wound.

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Etymology of 'Gunshot'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Gunshot" Quotes from Famous Books

... minutes he employed in making his "creep," but he found that it was time well spent; for as he finally reached the spot he had been aiming for, he discovered a deer within easy gunshot, calmly feeding. ...

— Chums in Dixie - or The Strange Cruise of a Motorboat • St. George Rathborne

... sails were sighted, as they ran down the coast; but none of these approached within gunshot, the three craft being, evidently, too strong to be meddled with. Rounding Cape St. Vincent at a short distance, they steered for the mouth of the Straits. After the bold cliffs of Portugal, Bob was disappointed with the aspect of ...

— Held Fast For England - A Tale of the Siege of Gibraltar (1779-83) • G. A. Henty

... Mary Rose with all hands on board, an accident repeated on the same spot two centuries later, in the loss of the Royal George. But the Admiral, Lisle, followed the French, and a slight action was fought off Shoreham; the fleets anchored for the night almost within gunshot, but, when dawn broke, the last French ship was hull-down on the horizon. Disease had done more than the English arms, and the French troops landed at the mouth of the Seine were the pitiful wreck ...

— Henry VIII. • A. F. Pollard

... of the afternoon the ships were within gunshot of each other, and the Dutchman ran up his colours. As they drew closer, the foreign skipper's glass showed him the nationality of the Policy and he at once opened fire upon her with one ...

— Foster's Letter Of Marque - A Tale Of Old Sydney - 1901 • Louis Becke

... gun belched forth a tongue of flame, and the report sounded far over the silent waters. All was excitement on deck, for it was a matter of speculation whether an answering shout or gunshot could be heard above the roar and throbbing of the engines. Ten, eleven o'clock passed, and presently the third gun was exploded so suddenly that the ladies were startled. Again we listened, but could hear nothing. Kouaga fumed and cursed the evil-spirit for ...

— The Great White Queen - A Tale of Treasure and Treason • William Le Queux

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