shelling

Từ điển LongMan Dictionary

shell‧ing/ˈʃelɪŋ/ noun [UNCOUNTABLE]
the firing of shells from large guns
shelling of
　 ▪ the shelling of villages
　 ▪ weeks of heavy shelling

noun
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ Soon after dawn there was another round of heavy shelling in the eastern part of the city.
▪ The shelling of the town continued well into the night.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Five days and four nights subjected to shelling and mortaring and the ever-present sniping.
▪ It was almost dark now and everyone had settled into their dugouts, prepared for another night of shelling and mortaring.
▪ It was midnight and the mortaring and shelling had started about 11 p.m.
▪ On March 13 heavy shelling was resumed, following a warning from Aoun that mediation efforts had made no progress.
▪ The shelling was resumed, and the machine gun finally knocked out by a heavy shell.
▪ The constant mortaring and shelling of the area had dislodged a few of the corpses and the flies and mosquitoes were everywhere.
▪ The sounds of gunfire and shelling didn't do anything to calm my fears.
▪ They appeared completely unconcerned about the shelling going on around them.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  barrage, barrage fire, battery, bombardment