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shellfire

Meaning of "shellfire" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF SHELLFIRE

ˈʃɛlˌfaɪə


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHELLFIRE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Shellfire is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SHELLFIRE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Artillery

Artillery is a class of large military weapons built to fire munitions far beyond the range of infantry's small arms. Early artillery development focused on the ability to breach fortifications, and led to heavy, fairly immobile siege engines. As technology improved, lighter, more mobile field artillery developed for battlefield use. This development continues today; modern self-propelled artillery vehicles are highly mobile weapons of great versatility providing the largest share of an army's total firepower. In its earliest sense, the word artillery referred to any group of soldiers primarily armed with some form of manufactured weapon or armour. Since the introduction of gunpowder and cannon, the word "artillery" has largely meant cannon and in contemporary usage it usually refers to shell-firing guns, howitzers, mortars and rockets. In common speech, the word artillery is often used to refer to individual devices along with their accessories and fittings, although these assemblages are more properly called "equipments". By association, artillery may also refer to the arm of service that customarily operates such engines.

Definition of shellfire in the English dictionary

The definition of shellfire in the dictionary is the firing of artillery shells.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SHELLFIRE

amplifier · balefire · bonfire · campfire · crossfire · edifier · gunfire · hellfire · humidifier · justifier · magnifier · modifier · notifier · pacifier · purifier · qualifier · rapid-fire · rectifier · spitfire · wildfire

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SHELLFIRE

shellacker · shellacking · shellback · shellbark · shellbound · shellcracker · shelldrake · shellduck · shelled · sheller · Shelley · shellfish · shellfishery · shellful · shelliness · shelling · shellproof · shellwork · shelly · shellycoat

WORDS THAT END LIKE SHELLFIRE

afire · anti-aircraft fire · backfire · baptism of fire · catch fire · ceasefire · coal fire · fire · forest fire · foxfire · friendly fire · like a house on fire · no smoke without fire · on fire · open fire · rapid fire · rim-fire · set the world on fire · sure-fire · under fire

Synonyms and antonyms of shellfire in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «shellfire» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF SHELLFIRE

Find out the translation of shellfire to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of shellfire from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «shellfire» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

炮火
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

shellfire
570 millions of speakers
en

English

shellfire
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

गोलंदाज़ी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قصف
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

снарядами
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

shellfire
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

গোলাবর্ষণ
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

obus
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Shellfire
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Geschützfeuer
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

砲撃
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

shellfire
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Shellfire
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự bắn trái phá
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

shellfire
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

कर्कश आवाज
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

top ateşi
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

bombardamento
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

ostrzału artyleryjskiego
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

снарядами
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

tir de artilerie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βομβαρδισμός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

granaat vuur
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

shell
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

shell
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of shellfire

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SHELLFIRE»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of shellfire
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about shellfire

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHELLFIRE»

Discover the use of shellfire in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to shellfire and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Steam, Steel & Shellfire: The Steam Warship, 1815-1905
This book offers a proper understanding of this neglected, misunderstood but fascinating period in shipbuilding.
Robert Gardiner, Andrew Lambert, 2001
2
Navies in Modern World History
3 Andrew Lambert, 'Introduction of Steam', in Steam, Steel and Shellfire: The Steam Warship, /S/5-/905, ed. Robert Gardiner (London, 1992), pp. 1 7-24; David K. Brown, Paddle Warships: The Earliest Steam Powered Fighting Ships, 1 81 5- 1 ...
Lawrence Sondhaus, 2004
3
Shackleton's Photographer
This sketch of Hurley's early years is drawn primarily from Argonauts of the South by Hurley, In Search of Frank Hurley by Leonard Bickel, Once More On My Adventure by Toni Mooy (neé Hurley) and Frank Legge, From Snowdrift to Shellfire ...
Shane Murphy, 2001
4
Finding the Lost Battalion: Beyond the Rumors, Myths and ...
specific target, position, or area, and simply pounding it with shellfire unmercifully , or else the dropping a 'wall' of shellfire designed to block either an avenue of attack or retreat. As the war progressed, these barrages became not only standard ...
Robert Laplander, 2006
5
John Joseph Griffin: The Life and Times of an Irish Emigrant
Mouquet Farm after its destruction by shellfire in 191618. The farm buildings were reduced to rubble although strong stone cellars remained below ground which were incorporated into the German defences. Medical report showing that Jack ...
Hugh George Griffin, 2012
6
Enduring the Great War: Combat, Morale and Collapse in the ...
feels so helplessÕ.69 Helmuth Fuchs, a German professional officer, summed up the problem succinctly when he observed that, Ôholding out under a psychologically wearing, even if in practice ineffectual, shellfire is very difficult for the ...
Alexander Watson, 2008
7
Torpedo Junction: U-Boat War Off America's East Coast, 1942
Headquarters, Fifth Naval District Report of Shellfire Attack on YP-389, 5—8 Miles NE. ofBuoy #4, Hatteras Mine Area, june 19, 1942, at 0220 EWT, dated 30 June 1942. . War Diary, Eastern Sea Frontier, June 1942, 5: 1—6. Headquarters, Fifth ...
Homer H. Hickam, 1996
8
Navies of Europe
“Introduction of Steam,” in Steam, Steel, and Shellfire: The Steam Warship, 1815– 1905, ed. Robert Gardiner. London, 1992, 14–29. ——, “Iron Hulls and Armour Plate,” in Steam, Steel and Shellfire: The Steam Warship 1815–1905, ed. Robert  ...
Lawrence Sondhaus, 2014
9
British Artillery on the Western Front in the First World ...
The surviving defenders blazed away, supported by all the shellfire that could be arranged. Even a little shellfire helped; German accounts often mention shellfire, although seldom mention it stopping an attack.27 All counterattacks were ad ...
Sanders Marble, 2013
10
Naval Warfare, 1815-1914
In Robert Gardiner, ed., Steam, Steel and Shellfire: The Steam Warship 1815– 1905. London, 1992a. Pages 14–29. —— “Iron Hulls and Armour Plate.” In Robert Gardiner, ed., Steam, Steel and Shellfire: The Steam Warship 1815–1905.
Lawrence Sondhaus, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHELLFIRE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term shellfire is used in the context of the following news items.
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Shellfire Box Launches On Indiegogo (Video)
The Shellfire Box is designed to connect all of your devices to a VPN and the device has launched on IndieGogo. The developers of the Shellfire Box are trying ... «Geeky Gadgets, Apr 15»
2
Shellfire Launches Crowdfunding Campaign On Indiegogo To Build …
Shellfire launches a crowdfunding campaign to build the Shellfire Box - A tiny router that securely connects any device to the world wide Shellfire VPN network to ... «PR Web, Apr 15»
3
Shellfire cuts short a bright future
Like so many young men who went to World War I he was killed - by shellfire in April 1918 in northern France. But his service has not been forgotten and Rhys ... «The West Australian, Apr 15»
4
Fame beckons for Gaza teen band forged under shellfire
GAZA CITY, Palestine: After wowing the judges of “Arabs Got Talent,” five young Palestinians who formed a band while bombs rained down are hoping their ... «The Daily Star, Feb 15»
5
Devoted dog called Buller dodges shellfire and grenades while …
The Sikh accompanied the Gloucestershire Regiment during the First World War, riding back and forth from the trenches in France and dodging shellfire during ... «Gloucester Citizen, Feb 15»
6
Kiev protesters plant crosses at Russian embassy for civilians killed …
Kiev protesters plant crosses at Russian embassy for civilians killed in shellfire. Sunday, February 01, 2015 - 01:49. Ukrainians set up crosses for civilian victims ... «Reuters UK, Feb 15»
7
Shellfire VPN Releases An App To Protect Online Privacy And Help …
Shellfire VPN, an easy to use software that protects the user's privacy, has been released for the Mac. The app has already reached over 130,000 registered ... «PR Web, Jan 15»
8
Tale of a hero: nephew discovers uncle killed by shellfire during …
Leonard Kerslake was awarded the medal posthumously – he had been killed by shellfire near Courtrai in Belgium in October 1918, just months after his ... «Bournemouth Echo, Nov 14»
9
WW1 centenary: Trentham School headteacher braved shellfire to …
The school house where Claude, Margaret and son Edward Forse, pictured far right, lived. Right, a British artilleryman firing a howitzer cannon. Below, the ... «Stoke Sentinel, Sep 14»
10
Shellfire nearby forces MH17 investigators out of search area for …
A SMALL team of investigators including Australian Federal Police had to retreat from the outskirts of the MH17 wreckage search area in war-torn eastern ... «The Australian, Aug 14»
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