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Lets hide in the trees to avoid the gunfire.
b) The use of gunpowder-type weapons, mainly cannon, as opposed to swords or bayonets.Sergeant, direct your gunfire toward that copse of trees.
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Gunfire — is the action of shooting a firearm. Gunfire may also refer to: *Gunfire (comics), a DC comic book superhero *Gunfire (1934 film), a 1934 Western starring Rex Bell *Gunfire (1950 film), a 1950 Western starring Don Red Barry … Wikipedia
gunfire — index barrage Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
gunfire — [gun′fīr΄] n. 1. the firing of a gun or guns 2. the use of firearms or artillery, as distinguished from other military tactics … English World dictionary
gunfire — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ heavy, intense ▪ scattered, sporadic ▪ enemy ▪ celebratory ▪ Bursts of celebrator … Collocations dictionary
gunfire — n. 1) heavy, murderous gunfire 2) under gunfire * * * murderous gunfire heavy under gunfire … Combinatory dictionary
gunfire — gun|fire [ˈgʌnfaıə US faır] n [U] the repeated shooting of guns, or the noise made by this ▪ I heard a burst of distant gunfire . ▪ Two men were shot in an exchange of gunfire with the police … Dictionary of contemporary English
gunfire — gun|fire [ gʌn,faır ] noun uncount 1. ) shots from guns: Our troops came under heavy gunfire. 2. ) the sound made by guns being shot: We were woken at dawn by gunfire … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
gunfire — [[t]gʌ̱nfaɪə(r)[/t]] N UNCOUNT Gunfire is the repeated shooting of guns. The sound of gunfire and explosions grew closer … English dictionary
gunfire — UK [ˈɡʌnˌfaɪə(r)] / US [ˈɡʌnˌfaɪr] noun [uncountable] 1) shots from guns Our troops came under heavy gunfire. 2) the sound made by guns being shot We were woken at dawn by gunfire … English dictionary
gunfire — noun (U) the repeated firing of guns, or the noise made by this: enemy gunfire … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
