shellfire
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of shellfire
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He was killed by shellfire while going to the aid of two wounded Protestant soldiers, one of which was a young officer from Belfast - 2nd Lt Arthur Vivian Green.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
On previous occasions, shellfire has damaged the power lines that bring electricity into the plant.
From New York Times ● Oct. 12, 2022
Some feature only Ukrainian words, including "Time Hears Us", daubed in large black letters on what was an interior wall of a building exposed when Russian shellfire demolished the facade.
From Reuters ● May 30, 2022
KIEV, Ukraine — On a warm afternoon in Ukraine’s breakaway east, as the front line rumbled with only occasional shellfire, Stanislav Aseev, a 27-year-old undercover journalist, was heading home to Donetsk.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 23, 2017
Under shellfire he wouldn’t bring his kitchen up near enough, so that our soup-carriers had to go much farther than those of the other companies.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
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