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shellfire
/ ˈʃɛlˌfaɪə /
noun
the firing of artillery shells
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Origin of shellfire1
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One truck was hit by shellfire, which the UN says came from an Israeli naval craft.
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Thunderous shellfire often rattles the windows of the hospital he directs in the southern Gaza Strip.
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Vovchansk and the other towns and villages along Ukraine’s northeastern border with Russia have lived under shellfire from Russian forces across the border for months.
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Villages in Belgorod near the border were evacuated after coming under shellfire.
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The city’s main airport, hit by shellfire during days of intense fighting, was considered inoperable.
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