gunshot UK /ˈɡʌn.ʃɒt/US /ˈɡʌn.ʃɑt/ noun4 •an act of firing a bullet from a weaponNo gunshot wounds, Barricune observed, but marks of kicks, and couple that must have been made with a quirt. — 1949 •The firing of guns; gunfire.they heard gunshot all around them •A bullet, projectile, or other shot fired from a gun. •The distance to which shot can be thrown from a gun; the reach or range of a gun. formsgunshots