gunfire
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2.5
- noun
- /ˈɡʌnˌfaɪər/
- ...during the extensive gunfire between police and suspects.
- wounded by gunfire
- killed by gunfire
- bursts of gunfire
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Watch on YouTubeI turned up, thought people were dealing with things, could hear gunfire, explosions.
- I turned up, thought people were dealing with things, could hear gunfire, explosions.
- Why weren't Secret Service agents aware of the threat until seconds before the gunfire started?
- The Butler County District Attorney, Richard Goldinger, telling the Washington Post that Trump was grazed by gunfire but is safe.
- They had come under a hail of gunfire by soldiers trying to stop them gathering and demonstrating.
- You're in the mix constantly, you know, through IDs, through gunfire, you know, you are in a firefight every single day on some of your tours.
- And so there was nothing between them and the gunfire that was raining down upon them from these cliffs that they were running toward.
- What the hell is that gunfire smell like Nam?
- And I'm like, holy shit, that's a that's gunfire.
- And instead turned into a zone of war of gunfire.
Examples
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The sound of gunfire echoed through the streets as the police arrived at the scene.
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Upon arriving in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, automatic gunfire was heard outside the hotel.
Academic text (2010) -
But it was the first time in my life that live gunfire had happened, right?
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Again, one of the big concerns was about gunfire control.
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Soldiers had come to arrest the man, and some gunfire had been exchanged.
Fiction book (1992) -
The boy was killed and the father was wounded by gunfire from the Israeli position.
Academic text (2011) -
Gunfire will attract the human security teams.
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Once, when I was monitoring a group at the feeding grounds, gunfire sounded in the distance.
Academic text (1990) -
There are occasional bursts of gunfire from the front and rear of the plane.
Fiction book (1990) -
During the Second World War, Tukey worked on the accuracy of range finders and gunfire from bombers.
Academic text (2007)
Synonyms
319
2.3
An event when someone shoots a gun and a bullet leaves the gun
238
2.3
Firing a gun for practice or sport
138
3.0
The act of shooting a gun
9
7.3
A violent fight with guns to kill or scare people
6
5.5
A single shot made when a gun or weapon fires
5
5.8
A sudden loud noise like the bang of a gun
4
7.0
An attack in which an enemy shoots at people
1
7.7
Shooting at a target that radar is tracking
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Etymology
Gunfire comes from joining gun and fire, where fire means 'to shoot'. So, gunfire is the act or the sound of guns being shot.