shelling
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8.3
- noun
- /ˈʃɛlɪŋ/
:
bombardeo
- And with Wolf Blitzer, I think you should mention the shelling of the villages...
- artillery shelling
- shelling stops
The Assad regime blockade all the supplies of life, daily shelling and bombardment.
- The Assad regime blockade all the supplies of life, daily shelling and bombardment.
- Was it, you know, was it made Russian by shelling it was it made Russian by the death of a Russian journalist?
Examples
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You can't imagine the impact and the shelling...
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They crossed over to the island to avoid the shelling.
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Whole area's under heavy Russian shelling now, but l managed to make radio contact.
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In a way, uh, my actions may have been responsible... for the shelling of the church.
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Many more injured as shelling and missiles rain down.
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We've just been through 20 days of German shelling every three hours, night and day.
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..and son of Um Jaber, Who was killed in the shelling.
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The band entertained the crew before and after the shelling of the Saipan Islands.
Academic text (2015) -
The Assad regime blockade all the supplies of life, daily shelling and bombardment.
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At least 20 people were killed in the shelling on Thursday night, according to the United Nations.
Synonyms
∞
5.9
Shooting weapons at an enemy or target
942
3.4
An attack using bombs to damage or scare people
47
7.0
A long, heavy attack with bombs or large guns on a place
14
7.6
A heavy continuous attack by large guns across an area
7
6.9
A heavy attack by military guns and cannons on enemy positions
7
7.9
Soldiers fire explosive shells in a high arc at a target from the ground
3
4.9
Loud shots from large guns used in an attack
2
8.0
A military attack that drops many bombs over a wide area without aiming at specific targets
1
8.8
Heavy firing of large guns causes explosions at a place
1
8.2
To drop many bombs over a large area to destroy it
A long heavy stream of shots from large guns across a wide area to hit many places
Attacking a large area from the air to destroy many buildings rather than specific targets
Antonyms
How Intense
- Specialized
14
7.6
47
7.0
- Specialized
1
8.8
51
8.3
∞
2.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word shelling comes from shell, which first meant a 'hard covering' like a sea shell and later was used for the metal 'projectile' fired from a gun or cannon. So shelling is the act of firing many 'shells' over an area, which is why it means heavy bombardment.