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gunfire
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[ noun ] (arms) the act of shooting a gun
Synonyms Examples "the gunfire endangered innocent bystanders" "they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire" Used in print (Howard Fast, April Morning....)The gunfire , which was so near that it seemed just a piece up the road now , stopped for long enough to count to twenty ; and in that brief interval , a redcoat officer came tearing down the road , whipping his horse fit to kill . And now the redcoats were coming , and the gunfire was a part of the dust_cloud on the road to the west of us . There was a clump of trees that appeared to provide cover right up_to the road , and the shouting and gunfire never slackened . |
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