GUNSHOT


Meaning of GUNSHOT in English

/ ˈgʌnʃɒt; NAmE -ʃɑːt/ noun

1.

[ U ] the bullets that are fired from a gun :

gunshot wounds

2.

[ C ] the firing of a gun; the sound of it being fired :

I heard the sound of gunshots out in the street.

3.

[ U ] the distance that a bullet from a gun can travel :

He was out of / within gunshot .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.