machine gun fire
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The act or sound of shooting from a machine gun.
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Examples (10)
- The sound of machine gun fire echoed through the valley.
- They were pinned down by heavy machine gun fire from the ridge.
- A sudden burst of machine gun fire shattered the silence of the night.
- The soldiers had to advance under constant machine gun fire.
- You could hear the distant rattle of machine gun fire near the border.
- The building was peppered with holes from intense machine gun fire.
- They managed to escape the ambush despite the relentless machine gun fire.
- The enemy opened machine gun fire as soon as we crossed the bridge.
- Witnesses reported hearing several minutes of sustained machine gun fire.
- The armor was designed to withstand light machine gun fire.