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Meaning of gunshot in English

gunshot
noun [ C ]
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/ˈɡʌn.ʃɒt/ us
/ˈɡʌn.ʃɑːt/
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(the sound of) the shooting of a gun:
I then heard what sounded like a gunshot in the hall.
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(Definition of gunshot from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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gunshot
noun
us
/ˈɡʌnˌʃɑt/

gunshot noun (SHOOTING)

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[ C ]
the shooting of a gun, or the sound this makes:
I hear gunshots in the forest sometimes.

gunshot noun (BULLETS)

[ U ]
the bullets shot from a gun:
He suffered a gunshot wound in the thigh.
(Definition of gunshot from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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槍炮射擊, 槍炮聲…
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枪炮射击, 枪炮声…
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disparo, disparos, disparo [masculine]…
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disparo, disparos, tiros…
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silah atışı, top/tüfek/tabanca atışı, ateşli silahlarla atış…
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coup [masculine] de feu, coup de feu, par balle…
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発砲（はっぽう）…
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phát súng, do phát đạn gây ra…
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wystrzał (z broni palnej ), postrzał, strzał…
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kanon-, gevärs-, pistol-…
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tembakan…
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der Schuss, Schuss-……
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skudd [neuter], pistolskudd [neuter], geværskudd [neuter]…
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постріл, вогнестрільний…
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