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Definition of Gunfire
1. Noun. The act of shooting a gun. "They retreated in the face of withering enemy fire"
Generic synonyms: Shooting, Shot
Specialized synonyms: Enfilade, Enfilade Fire, Snipe
Definition of Gunfire
1. Noun. Shots from a gun or guns, typically creating loud report. ¹
2. Noun. (chiefly military) The use of gunpowder-type weapons, mainly cannon, as opposed to swords or bayonets. ¹
3. Noun. (military) The time of firing of the morning gun or the evening gun. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Gunfire
1. the firing of guns [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gunfire
Literary usage of Gunfire
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Meteorological Magazine by Great Britain Meteorological Office (1919)
"... entitled, " The Audibility of gunfire on the Continent at ... of the sound of
gunfire commenced in 1915 and published by the Society in 1916. ..."
2. Aircraft in the Great War: A Record and Study by Claude Grahame-White, Harry Harper (1915)
"... gunfire " There is no question at all about one thing: the air must be moved
through fast." THE LATE CECIL S. GRACE. EMERGING from the problem of ..."
3. Bloody Beaches: The Marines at Peleliu by Gordon D. Gayle (1996)
"The naval gunfire to which the Guadalcanal veterans were exposed frequently and
heavily damaged planes and installations ashore. ..."
4. Bloodshed in the Caucasus: Violations of Humanitarian Law and Human Rights by Human Rights Watch (Organization), Rachel Denber, Helsinki Watch (Organization : U.S., Helsinki Watch (Organization : U.S.), Human Rights Watch (Organization (1992)
"Civilian Casualties of Shelling and gunfire Helsinki Watch has documented statistics
only on Ossetian casualties, in the form of a list of names provided by ..."
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