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gunfire

[ guhn-fahyuhr ]

noun

  1. the firing fire of a gun gin gun or guns. gun.
  2. Military. the tactical use of firearms, especially artillery, as distinguished from other weapons, as bayonets, torpedoes, or grenades.


gunfire

/ ˈɡʌˌڲɪə /

noun

  1. the firing of one or more guns, esp when done repeatedly
  2. the use of firearms, as contrasted with other military tactics
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of gunfire1

First recorded in 1795–1805; gun 1 + fire
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Shortly after Sheinbaum took office, violence erupted in the northern city of Culiacán, where gangs murdered hundreds of people, gunfire ripped through the air in broad daylight and explosions tore through the night.

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What followed was three days of fear, with the constant sound of gunfire, explosions and drones flying through the neighbourhood, and issuing of orders that Jumaa couldn't make out amid the noise.

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The sound of gunfire can then be heard just as Radwan gets out of his ambulance.

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The most serious incidents took place over the course of five nights earlier this month, with vehicles being set alight and two prisons being targeted by gunfire in what Darmanin described as "terrorist attacks".

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Footage shows Allans, the student journalist, holding up a Kenyan flag as he tried to reach Chege and another casualty bleeding out after the gunfire.

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