Shelling | Definition From The Military Topic - Longman Dictionary

English English English - Japanese English - Korean English - Spanish Japanese - English Spanish - English English English - Japanese English - Korean English - Spanish Japanese - English Spanish - English English 日本語 Español latino 한국어 shelling in Military topic From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishshellingshell‧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. Explore Military Topic

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