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GUNFIRE: Dictionary Entry and Meaning

Pronunciation:  'gun`fIr

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 Definition: [n]  the act of shooting a gun; "the gunfire endangered innocent bystanders"; "they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire"
 
 Synonyms: gunshot
 
 See Also: enfilade, enfilade fire, shooting, shot

 

 

Thesaurus Terms
 
 Related Terms: antiaircraft fire, bowshot, bullet, cannon, cross fire, curtain fire, detonation, direct fire, discharge, dry fire, ejection, file fire, fire, fire of demolition, firepower, fireworks, firing, flack, flak, fusillade, ground fire, gun, gunfight, gunplay, gunshot, high-angle fire, horizontal fire, interdiction fire, machine-gun fire, mortar fire, musketry, percussion fire, pistol fire, potshot, raking fire, rapid fire, ricochet fire, rifle fire, salvo, shellfire, shooting, shoot-out, shot, spray, stoneshot, tattoo, time fire, vertical fire, volley, zone fire
 

 

 

 

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