CANNON FIRE Synonyms
There are 8 hypernyms of the phrase cannon fire. (close relations)
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| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
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| artillery | nounn | |||||
noun • large but transportable armament • an army unit that uses big guns • a means of persuading or arguing | ||||||
| bombardment | nounn | |||||
noun • the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written) • the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target • the act (or an instance) of subjecting a body or substance to the impact of high-energy particles (as electrons or alpha rays) • an attack by dropping bombs | ||||||
| fusillade | nounn | |||||
noun • rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms verb • attack with fusillade | ||||||
| gunfire | nounn | |||||
noun • the act of shooting a gun | ||||||
| salvo | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • an outburst resembling the discharge of firearms or the release of bombs • rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms • a sudden outburst of cheers | ||||||
| shooting | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • the act of firing a projectile • killing someone by gunfire | ||||||
| volley | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms • a tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces verb • be dispersed in a volley • hit before it touches the ground • discharge in, or as if in, a volley • make a volley • utter rapidly | ||||||
| gunshots | nounn | |||||
noun • the act of shooting a gun | ||||||
| artillery fire | nounn | |||||
noun • fire delivered by artillery | ||||||
