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The sound of an argument that already lost.
means The discharge of a gun or guns, especially the sound produced when firearms are fired.
from A plain compound from gun + fire, built on the verb sense of 'fire' meaning to discharge a weapon — itself tied to the use of fire (as in a lit fuse or ignited powder) to set off early firearms. The word 'gun' itself is older and murkier, possibly linked to a medieval nickname once given to siege engines, but the compound 'gunfire' is straightforward: once guns existed and 'fire' meant 'to shoot,' the word assembled itself.
- speed advantage
- you hear it after the bullet already arrived
- decibel level
- loud enough to cause permanent hearing damage instantly
- forensic use
- experts count shots by echo patterns alone
- false alarms
- fireworks and backfires trigger most reported gunfire calls