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GUNFIRE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does gunfire mean?
• GUNFIRE (noun)
The noun GUNFIRE has 1 sense:
1. the act of shooting a gun
Familiarity information: GUNFIRE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of shooting a gun
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
gunfire; gunshot
Context example:
they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire
Hypernyms ("gunfire" is a kind of...):
shooting; shot (the act of firing a projectile)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gunfire"):
enfilade; enfilade fire (gunfire directed along the length rather than the breadth of a formation)
snipe (a gunshot from a concealed location)
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