machine gun fire

Frequency: 7.20.9 per million words

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.