shellfire

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noun

Artillery bombardment.

“We were pinned down by shellfire. If the artillery hadn't run out of shells to shoot at us we would have been wiped out.”

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Meanings

nounshellfire (usually uncountable, plural shellfires)

plural shellfires

  1. uncountableusuallyArtillery bombardment.

    We were pinned down by shellfire. If the artillery hadn't run out of shells to shoot at us we would have been wiped out.

Origin

From shell + fire.

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Translations

Bulgarian артилерийски огън
  • артилерийски огън (artilerijski ogăn)artillery bombardment
Finnish tykistötuli
  • tykistötuliartillery bombardment
Irish lámhach sliogán
  • lámhach sliogánartillery bombardment
Cite this entry
APA

shellfire. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shellfire

MLA

“shellfire.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shellfire. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shellfire,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shellfire.

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