GUNFIRE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The act of shooting a gun

Example:

they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire

Synonyms:

gunfire; gunshot

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("gunfire" is a kind of...):

shooting; shot (the act of firing a projectile)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gunfire"):

enfilade; enfilade fire (gunfire directed along the length rather than the breadth of a formation)

snipe (a gunshot from a concealed location)