shelling
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishMilitaryshellingshell‧ing /ˈʃelɪŋ/ noun [uncountable]
PMthe firing of shells from large gunsshelling of
the shelling of villages
weeks of heavy shellingExamples from the Corpusshelling• The sounds of gunfire and shelling didn't do anything to calm my fears.• On March 13 heavy shelling was resumed, following a warning from Aoun that mediation efforts had made no progress.• Soon after dawn there was another round of heavy shelling in the eastern part of the city.• They appeared completely unconcerned about the shelling going on around them.• The shelling of the town continued well into the night.heavy shelling• On March 13 heavy shelling was resumed, following a warning from Aoun that mediation efforts had made no progress.
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