Definitions for gunfire
ˈgʌnˌfaɪərgun·fire

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. gunfire, gunshotnoun

   the act of shooting a gun

   "the gunfire endangered innocent bystanders"; "they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire"

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1. gunfirenoun

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

2. gunfirenoun

   The use of gunpowder-type weapons, mainly cannon, as opposed to swords or bayonets.

   Killing people became much easier and faster once armies started using gunfire.

3. gunfirenoun

   The time of firing of the morning gun or the evening gun.

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1. gunfire

   Gunfire is the discharge or shooting of a firearm, releasing a rapid succession of bullets. It is typically used to refer to the action in military battles, police operations, hunting, or any situation that involves the use of guns, often implying a sense of violence or combat.

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1. Gunfire

   Gunfire is a fictional DC Comics superhero and freelance anti-terrorist operative. He first appeared in Deathstroke Annual #2 October 1993, he was created by Len Wein and Steve Erwin.

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1. • Shooting

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of gunfire in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of gunfire in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of gunfire in a Sentence

1. Chief David Brown:

   We heard loud noises, my wife asked if I thought they were shots, i went over to the window and put one of them up. And we heard more shots being fired, and I turned to my wife and said, 'Yeah, that's definitely gunfire.'.

2. Nurcahyo Utomo:

   We didn't hear any voice of other persons other than the pilots, we didn't hear any sounds of gunfire or explosions. For the time being, based on that, we can eliminate the possibility of terrorism.

3. Martinez Monsivais:

   We were just six feet, maybe seven feet apart, the only thing separating us was a four-foot chain link fence. We were exchanging gunfire and his gun, now we know it ran out of ammunition but, at the time we didn’t know if it jammed. He stopped. He literally took the gun, looked at me, we made eye contact, and then he threw the gun at me and hit me in the shoulder with it. I holstered up and chased after him and tackled him.

4. Hawo Ali:

   This morning we woke up to a huge explosion and heavy gunfire at the Burundian Army base in El-Baraf, which was attacked from several directions, we do not know how many soldiers were killed, but we saw smoke and flames.

5. Brian Manley:

   The subject was struck by the gunfire.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=gunfire
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Gunfire
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=gunfire