Gunshots

/ˈɡʌnʃɑts/ noun

The sound or act of firing a gun, or a single instance of a gun being discharged.

A compound word combining 'gun' (from Middle English, possibly from Old Norse 'gunnr' meaning battle) and 'shot' (from Old English 'scot' meaning 'a throwing or hitting'). The compound became standard in the 16th-17th centuries.

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