gunshot

• Nom désignant le bruit, l'action ou le résultat d'un tir d'arme à feu.

A noun referring to the sound, act, or result of a gun being fired.

1. Sound of a gunB1formal

   The sound made when a gun is fired.

   Bruit d'un coup de feu

   • We heard a loud gunshot in the distance.
   • The gunshot echoed through the valley.
   • She woke up to the sound of a gunshot.

   Synonymesbangblastcrackdischargereportshot

2. Bullet woundB2formal

   An injury caused by a bullet fired from a gun.

   Blessure par balle

   • He was treated for a gunshot wound to his leg.
   • The victim died from a single gunshot to the chest.
   • Doctors removed the bullet from the gunshot injury.