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Artillery bombardment.
We were pinned down by shellfire. If the artillery hadnt run out of shells to shoot at us we would have been wiped out.
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shellfire — [shel′fīr΄] n. the firing of large shells … English World dictionary
shellfire — [[t]ʃe̱lfaɪə(r)[/t]] N UNCOUNT Shellfire is the firing of large military guns. The radio said other parts of the capital also came under shellfire … English dictionary
shellfire — also shell.ing noun (U) the firing of large guns at a place: come under shellfire (=have these guns fired at you): The city came under heavy shellfire … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
shellfire — shell|fire [ˈʃelfaıə US faır] n [U] an explosion caused by shells being fired from large guns ▪ a hospital badly damaged by shellfire … Dictionary of contemporary English
shellfire — /shel fuyeur /, n. Mil. the firing of explosive shells or projectiles. [1855 60; SHELL + FIRE] * * * … Universalium
shellfire — Synonyms and related words: antiaircraft fire, cross fire, curtain fire, direct fire, dry fire, file fire, fire, fire of demolition, firepower, fireworks, firing, flack, flak, ground fire, gunfight, gunfire, gunplay, high angle fire, horizontal… … Moby Thesaurus
shellfire — shell|fire [ ʃel,faır ] noun uncount attacks by soldiers who are firing SHELLS … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
shellfire — n. artillery fire, firing of large caliber explosives … English contemporary dictionary
shellfire — noun bombardment by shells … English new terms dictionary
shellfire — UK [ˈʃelˌfaɪə(r)] / US [ˈʃelˌfaɪr] noun [uncountable] attacks by soldiers who are firing shells … English dictionary
