shellfire

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++shell·fire /ˈʃelfaɪə $ -faɪr/ noun [uncountable] an explosion caused by shells being fired from large guns 炮轰 a hospital badly damaged by shellfire 遭炮击损毁严重的医院

Examples from the Corpus

shellfire• Most of the Brigade casualties so far have been caused mainly by mortar and shellfire and, of course, the constant sniping.• He realized when he spoke to them under the continuing shellfire that he was ignorant of their lives.• As I entered the building I could see that it was damaged, probably by mortars, or shellfire.

shell·fire nounChineseSyllable

an explosion fired by shells being Corpus caused

shellfire
shell‧fire /ˈʃelfaɪə $ -faɪr/

noun [uncountable]
an explosion caused by shells being fired from large guns:

a hospital badly damaged by shellfire

shell·fire

BrE

/ˈʃelfaɪə(r)/

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NAmE

/ˈʃelfaɪər/

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noun

[uncountable]

attacks or explosions caused by shells being fired from large guns 炮火；炮击