artillery fire

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The shooting of artillery guns.

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Examples (10)

  • The sound of distant artillery fire echoed through the valley.
  • The troops were pinned down by heavy artillery fire.
  • Letters from the trenches often described the constant artillery fire.
  • The ceasefire was broken by renewed artillery fire along the border.
  • Civilian casualties were reported as a direct result of the indiscriminate artillery fire.
  • They used covering artillery fire to support the infantry advance.
  • The general ordered that artillery fire should commence at dawn.
  • During the exercise, the soldiers learned to distinguish between incoming and outgoing artillery fire.
  • The ground shook with each volley of artillery fire.
  • The old fortress had been damaged by centuries of sporadic artillery fire.