shellfire

[US]/'ʃelfaɪə/
[UK]/'ʃɛl'faɪr/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. artillery fire The artillery fire or shells on the battlefield.
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Example Sentences

The ICRC has said that one of its workers was killed in the no-fire zone by shellfire on Wednesday.

The soldiers were under heavy shellfire during the battle.

The village was devastated by constant shellfire.

The troops took cover to avoid the enemy's shellfire.

The sound of shellfire echoed through the valley.

The civilians sought refuge from the approaching shellfire.

The city endured days of relentless shellfire.

The tank was hit by enemy shellfire.

The soldiers advanced despite the intense shellfire.

The building was reduced to rubble by the enemy's shellfire.

The civilians were caught in the crossfire of enemy and friendly shellfire.

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