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shellfire Meaning & Definition

Phonetic codes: SH EH1 L F AY0 R

What Does Shellfire Mean?

Shellfire is a noun that means Artillery bombardment.

Shellfire Definition (Noun)

  1. 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.

Synonyms of Shellfire

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Antonyms of Shellfire

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Shellfire in a Sentence

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.

Word Forms & Grammar

shellfire (usually uncountable, plural shellfires)

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Origin of Shellfire

From shell +‎ fire.

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