Definitions for: Gunshot

[n] the act of shooting a gun; "the gunfire endangered innocent bystanders"; "they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire"

Webster (1913) Definition: Gun"shot`, 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.

Gun"shot`, a.
Made by the shot of a gun: as. a gunshot wound.

Synonyms: gunfire

See Also: enfilade, enfilade fire, shooting, shot

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