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gunfire.

Shots from a gun or guns, typically creating loud report.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɡʌnfʌɪə/UK
  1. Shots from a gun or guns, typically creating loud report.

    uncountable · usually
    Let's hide in the trees to avoid the gunfire.
    Sergeant, direct your gunfire toward that copse of trees.
  2. The use of gunpowder-type weapons, mainly cannon, as opposed to swords or bayonets.

    uncountable · usually
    Killing people became much easier and faster once armies started using gunfire.
  3. The time of firing of the morning gun or the evening gun.

    uncountable · usually
  4. Tea, a cup of tea, especially one served early in the morning before first parade.

    slang · uncountable · usually
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰen- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰéntis Proto-Germanic *gunþiz Old Norse gunnr Proto-Indo-European *kelh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *kelh₂tís Proto-Germanic *hildiz Old Norse hildr Old Norse Gunnhildrder. Middle English gunne English gun Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Germanic *fōr Proto-West Germanic *fuir Old English fȳr Middle English fyr English fire English gunfire From gun + fire.

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