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SHELLING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target
Example:
the shelling went on for hours without pausing
Synonyms:
barrage; barrage fire; battery; bombardment; shelling
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("shelling" is a kind of...):
fire; firing (the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy)
Derivation:
shell (use explosives on)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb shell
