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Gunshot
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2
Part of speech: noun (n.)
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.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
Made by the shot of a gun: as. a gunshot wound.