gunfire
gun‧fire /ˈɡʌnfaɪə $ -faɪr/ noun [uncountable]
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English Dictionarygun‧fire /ˈɡʌnfaɪə $ -faɪr/
noun [uncountable] the repeated shooting of guns, or the noise made by this:
I heard a burst of distant gunfire. Two men were shot in an exchange of gunfire with the police. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
Collocationsgunfire noun ADJ. heavy, intense | scattered, sporadic | indiscriminate Seventy protesters were killed by indiscriminate gunfire.
distant | automatic We heard the rapid crackle of automatic gunfire. QUANT. burst A burst of gunfire echoed across the square. VERB + GUNFIRE hear | spray sb/sth with The terrorists boarded the bus and sprayed the passengers with gunfire.
be hit/wounded by A convoy was hit by gunfire. GUNFIRE + VERB break out Heavy gunfire broke out in the capital last night.
echo PHRASES the crack/crackle/rattle/sound of gunfire, an exchange of gunfire They were killed in an exchange of gunfire between riot police and demonstrators. [TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲