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SHELLING

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target

Example:

the shelling went on for hours without pausing

Synonyms:

barrage; barrage fire; battery; bombardment; shelling

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

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

fire; firing (the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy)

Derivation:

shell (use explosives on)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

-ing form of the verb shell

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