n. 1. Act of firing a gun; a shot. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. The distance to which shot can be thrown from a gun, so as to be effective; the reach or range of a gun. [ 1913 Webster ]
Those who are come over to the royal party are supposed to be out of gunshot. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Made by the shot of a gun; as, a gunshot wound. [ 1913 Webster ]