gunfire

Definition

Shots from a gun or guns, typically creating loud report.

Etymology

From gun + fire.

Example Sentences

• "Let's hide in the trees to avoid the gunfire."
• "Sergeant, direct your gunfire toward that copse of trees."
• "When sensors record a gunlike noise in, say, Cape Town or Chicago, software analyzes it for the sonic signatures of gunfire, and within seconds Beisner and his team listen to those audio files and look at those recorded waveforms at their office in Newark, Calif."

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