Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The firing of guns.
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- noun
Shots from agun or guns, typically creating loudreport . - noun The use of gunpowder-type weapons, mainly cannon, as opposed to swords or bayonets.
- noun military The time of firing of the
morning gun or theevening gun .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the act of shooting a gun
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Examples
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Enemy gunfire is always directed to the square in range that is least protected by Bunkers to inflict the most casualties among your people (and thus cost you the most money), or to the most valuable structure, attempting to destroy it (and thus cost you the most money).
Archive 2008-05-01 2008
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On Sunday, an Indian soldier was killed in gunfire from Pakistan's side of Kashmir.
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Should a confrontation happen it should end promptly in gunfire and a human in possession of a pelt.
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Our right to random gunfire is guaranteed by the Second Amendment. soullite says:
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Should a confrontation happen it should end promptly in gunfire and a human in possession of a pelt.
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It seems the frequency of being jarred awake at night by gunfire is on the rise in this city.
Another great Sam-Rand moment for Portland (Jack Bog's Blog) 2009
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The Red Baron also flew over Evans position twice and received gunfire from the ground.
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As if on cue, the office erupts in gunfire, as what was expected to be a standard transfer is something else entirely.
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His trainer wasn't sure what trauma pushed him over the edge — the explosions around the camp perhaps, or gunfire from the rifle range.
Shell-Shocked Dog of War Finds a Home With the Family of a Fallen Hero Michael M. Phillips 2010
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Pandering to the NRA with this tasteless, partisan joke when so many of our great African-American leaders have fallen to gunfire is absolutely inexcusable.
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