shellfire
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of shellfire
Example Sentences
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One truck was hit by shellfire, which the UN says came from an Israeli naval craft.
From BBC
On previous occasions, shellfire has damaged the power lines that bring electricity into the plant.
From New York Times
An official at Ukraine’s atomic energy company said that international inspectors should visit the Zaporizhzhia power plant, where shellfire damaged a nuclear fuel storage facility.
From New York Times
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
When shellfire eases, she ventures out with her husband, Volodymyr, 57, a railway worker who acts as the block’s handyman, to an abandoned home to make meals on a brick grill.
From Reuters
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