gunshot means the act of discharging a firearm. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 73 out of 100.
gunshot is pronounced /ˈɡʌn.ʃɒt/.
Etymology
From gun + shot.
noun
- The act of discharging a firearm.
- The distance to which shot can be thrown from a gun; the reach or range of a gun.“For those, who are come over to the royal party, are consequently supposed to be out of gunshot.”
- A bullet, projectile, or other shot fired from a gun.