GUNFIRE

gunfire, gunshot

(noun) the act of shooting a gun; “the gunfire endangered innocent bystanders”; “they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

gunfire (usually uncountable, plural gunfires)

Shots from a gun or guns, typically creating loud report.

(chiefly, military) The use of gunpowder-type weapons, mainly cannon, as opposed to swords or bayonets.

(military) The time of firing of the morning gun or the evening gun.

(army slang) Tea, a cup of tea, especially one served early in the morning before first parade.

Anagrams

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Word of the Day

25 December 2024

UNAMBIGUOUS

(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa


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