gunshot in English: The loud noise a gun makes when someone fires it. (noun)

Translation

The loud noise a gun makes when someone fires it.

Word origin

A compound of gun and shot, in use since the 1500s for both the firing and its sound.

Gender

Pluralgunshots

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A gunshot is the sound, not the gun itself.

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"Gunshots" is the plural of "gunshot".

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People often call the police when they hear one.

gun

A weapon that shoots small pieces of metal very fast.

shoot

To fire a gun, or to send something fast through the air at a target.

sound

A sound is anything that you can hear with your ears.

bullet

The small piece of metal that a gun fires.

police

The official group of people whose job is to stop crime and keep people safe.

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