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gunsmoke

gunsmoke noun: smoke produced by the firing of a gun.

Noun

gunsmoke (uncountable)

  1. Smoke produced by the firing of a gun.
    • You can almost smell the horses, the high chapparal ^([sic]), the gunsmoke.1990 April 14, Elizabeth Pincus, “Hot Blue Steel”, in Gay Community News, page 16
    • A cloud of gunsmoke, well over a mile distant, indicated the presence of a battery of the huge cannons. After the wind blew the cloud away, he could spot the actual guns themselves.2001, Eric Flint, David Drake, Destiny's Shield

Origin of gunsmoke

From gun + smoke.

Questions about gunsmoke

What does gunsmoke mean?
Gunsmoke means smoke produced by the firing of a gun.
What part of speech is gunsmoke?
Gunsmoke is a noun.

Words near gunsmoke in the dictionary

  1. gunsmithery
  2. gunsmithies
  3. gunsmithing
  4. gunsmiths
  5. gunsmithy
  6. gunsmoke
  7. Gunson
  8. gunster
  9. gunsters
  10. gunstick
  11. gunsticks

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