shellingshell‧ing /ˈʃelɪŋ/ noun [uncountable] 
the shelling of villages weeks of heavy shelling
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Soon after dawn there was another round of heavy shelling in the eastern part of the city.
- The shelling of the town continued well into the night.
- Five days and four nights subjected to shelling and mortaring and the ever-present sniping.
- It was almost dark now and everyone had settled into their dugouts, prepared for another night of shelling and mortaring.
- It was midnight and the mortaring and shelling had started about 11 p.m.
- On March 13 heavy shelling was resumed, following a warning from Aoun that mediation efforts had made no progress.
- The shelling was resumed, and the machine gun finally knocked out by a heavy shell.
- The constant mortaring and shelling of the area had dislodged a few of the corpses and the flies and mosquitoes were everywhere.
- The sounds of gunfire and shelling didn't do anything to calm my fears.
- They appeared completely unconcerned about the shelling going on around them.
Longman Language Activatorwhen someone shoots a gun
an attempt to shoot someone or something: · His first shot missed. The second hit its target.fire a shot: · Police fired shots into the air and used water cannon to disperse the crowd.
when someone is shot at, and killed or injured: · Oswald was seen running away from the building just after the shooting.· There has been an alarming increase in the number of shootings on our streets.
the repeated shooting of a gun or guns: · At least 4 people were killed by gunfire when police stormed the building.a volley/hail of gunfire: · Joseph sprinted away to dodge the volley of gunfire.an exchange of gunfire (=when people shoot at each other): · A soldier was killed during an exchange of gunfire at the border station.
the repeated shooting of a gun, guns, or other weapons: · The ship was hit by fire from a German plane.· There was a sudden burst of machine gun fire.enemy fire: · We noticed that the enemy fire was now being directed at our part of the field.
several shots fired together from several weapons at the same time: · Before it was lowered into the ground, a volley of shots was fired over the General's coffin.fire a volley: · The soldiers fired a volley into the air as a warning to the crowd.
the continuous firing of a lot of large guns in order to attack an enemy town, city etc in a war: · The Germans began their bombardment of Paris in early 1870.· The devastating air bombardment of the last four weeks is only the latest of a series of assaults by foreign armies.
the continuous firing of a lot of guns, especially in a war: · US warplanes continued their barrage again this morning.· a barrage of machine-gun fire
the shooting at enemy soldiers, cities etc in a war, using large guns that can shoot from long distances: · Soon after dawn there was another round of heavy shelling in the eastern part of the city.
a lot of bullets that have been fired - used especially in written descriptions: · Wallace died in a hail of bullets in Los Angeles, the victim of a drive-by killing.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY weeks of heavy shelling
the firing of shells from large gunsshelling of weeks of heavy shelling the shelling of villages weeks of heavy shelling