shellfire
1shellfire — [shel′fīr΄] n. the firing of large shells …
2shellfire — [[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 …
3shellfire — 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 …
4shellfire — noun 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 …
5shellfire — shell|fire [ˈʃelfaıə US faır] n [U] an explosion caused by shells being fired from large guns ▪ a hospital badly damaged by shellfire …
6shellfire — /shel fuyeur /, n. Mil. the firing of explosive shells or projectiles. [1855 60; SHELL + FIRE] * * * …
7shellfire — 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… …
8shellfire — shell|fire [ ʃel,faır ] noun uncount attacks by soldiers who are firing SHELLS …
9shellfire — n. artillery fire, firing of large caliber explosives …
10shellfire — noun bombardment by shells …