GUNSHOT Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

gunshot

noun

Definition of gunshot

as in missile

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Recent Examples of gunshot Officers entered the home and quickly found Wang, who had sustained multiple gunshot wounds. — Harry Harris, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2026 Officers entered the home and found a woman who had been shot multiple times and in another room found a man with a single gunshot wound, police said. — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026 Jason Levi Stroud, 43, died of multiple gunshot wounds and his death was ruled a homicide, according to the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office. — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 2026 Inside the home, police found the teen girl with gunshot wounds and the man dead after the shooting. — Corina Vanek, AZCentral.com, 27 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for gunshot

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Noun

Its states will also need to strengthen their own defenses, starting with better air and missile interceptors and counter-drone capabilities.

— Dina Esfandiary, Foreign Affairs, 27 Aug. 2026
Ukrainian officials say Russia builds up missile stocks and launches major attacks every few days, hoping to exhaust Ukrainian defenses through the sheer weight of numbers.

— Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of missile

Noun

An unidentified projectile struck and disabled an oil tanker about nine nautical miles northeast of Oman’s Ash Shishah, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations reported.

— Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
An oil tanker was struck by an unknown projectile and disabled near Oman on Monday, according to an incident report from the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Centre.

— Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of projectile

Noun

Ukrainian officials said the strike, which marks the deadliest Russian attack in Ukraine so far this year, hit an ammunition storage facility in the village of Myla, triggering fires and explosions.

— Sam Meredith, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
This is a high-purity form of antimony which has defense uses, particularly in primers, ammunition and pyrotechnic compositions.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of ammunition

Noun

There’s no doubt about it that hot water serves its purpose to clean and sanitize items, but that doesn’t mean this setting should be the default for every load.

— Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 26 Aug. 2026
This outer layer absorbs physical stress directly, protecting the delicate internal materials from bending or cracking under load.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of load

Noun

The prosecution’s witnesses included a gang expert who described Davis as the shot caller that younger gang members had to obey.

— Jonathan Landrum Jr, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026
The project repurposes a Denso VS-050 robotic arm, turning it into a court-side training system that delivers repeatable shots without requiring another player.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of shot

Noun

The god Vishnu is typically depicted with four arms, often holding in them a discus, a club, a conch shell, and a lotus.

— Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026
The hypoallergenic pick combines the airy softness of goose feathers with a breathable cotton shell and a box-stitch design for even heat distribution.

— Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of shell

Noun

It's got a two-cartridge hybrid ink system that makes your documents look fresh and crisp with detailed text and bold colors.

— George Yang, PC Magazine, 27 Aug. 2026
Ejected cartridge casings from a test fire of the gun matched those found at the scene where Hodges was killed, police have said.

— Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of cartridge

Noun

With the light load of powder that was behind them, these slugs couldn’t possibly have killed the tigress unless an extremely lucky shot had put them into a vital area at very close range.

— Leslie E. Tassell, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 2026
Remember to bury the container deep enough to let the slugs in and out.

— Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of slug

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