shellfire in English

noun
1
bombardment by artillery shells.
For many of the British the battle resembled Mons: determined infantry assaults prepared by heavy shellfire , met with accurate rifle fire.

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1. Shellfire from Antiaircraft artillery: The planes flew through heavy Antiaircraft.

2. The carriers of Taffy 3 turned south and retreated through the shellfire.

3. All six were put out of action during the attack, four from enemy shellfire.

4. Chenhang, Yongbao, Feiyun, Ji'an, Fusheng and Jiansheng were either sunk or set alight by shellfire from the cruisers Duguay-Trouin, Villars and d'Estaing.

5. If the hull were holed—by shellfire, mine, torpedo, or collision—then, in theory, only one area would flood and the ship could survive.

6. The biggest problem was the dogs, as they were either too docile, did not respond to training teaching them to rush across beaches, or were terrified by shellfire.