gunfire in English: The sound of guns being fired, or the shots themselves. (noun)

Translation

The sound of guns being fired, or the shots themselves.

Word origin

A compound of gun and fire, the fire being the flash and shots that come out of the gun.

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Gunfire is uncountable: some gunfire, never a gunfire.

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Heavy gunfire means many shots at once.

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Gunfire names the shooting itself, not the gun.

gun

A weapon that shoots small pieces of metal very fast.

shot

The firing of a gun, or the sound it makes. It is also the past form of the verb "shoot".

shoot

To fire a gun, or to send something fast through the air at a target.

war

A time of fighting between countries or large groups of people.

noise

A loud or unpleasant sound.

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