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GUNSHOT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of shooting a gun
Example:
they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire
Synonyms:
gunfire; gunshot
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("gunshot" is a kind of...):
shooting; shot (the act of firing a projectile)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gunshot"):
enfilade; enfilade fire (gunfire directed along the length rather than the breadth of a formation)
snipe (a gunshot from a concealed location)
