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gunshot

guns·hot

UK/ˈɡʌn.ʃɒt/ US/ˈɡʌn.ʃɑt/ common

noun

1.

the act of shooting a gun

  • “the gunfire endangered innocent bystanders”
  • “they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire”
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Origin

From gun + shot.

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