Definitions for shelling
shelling

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. barrage, barrage fire, battery, bombardment, shellingnoun

   the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target

   "they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops"; "the shelling went on for hours without pausing"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. shellingnoun

   An artillery bombardment

2. shellingnoun

   The removal of the shell from a nut, pea etc.

3. shellingnoun

   grain from which the husk has been removed

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1. shelling

   Shelling generally refers to two processes. 1) The act of firing explosive projectiles, such as shells, grenades, mortars, at a target during warfare or military conflict. It's a form of attack normally executed by artillery, tank, or naval units. 2) In a non-combat context, shelling means removing the shell, husk, or outer covering from a food item (like nuts, peas, and eggs) or a non-food object.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Shelling

   of Shell

2. Shellingnoun

   groats; hulled oats

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. shelling

   The act of bombarding a fort, town, or position.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. shelling

   The act of bombarding a fort, town, or position.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. SHELLING

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Shelling is ranked #107669 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Shelling surname appeared 165 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Shelling.
   
   54.5% or 90 total occurrences were Black.
   39.3% or 65 total occurrences were White.
   3.6% or 6 total occurrences were of two or more races.

How to pronounce shelling?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of shelling in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of shelling in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of shelling in a Sentence

1. Anas Kaial:

   We just want to have a normal simple life. We can't afford more bloodshed and shelling.

2. Lyudmila Denisova:

   As a result of heavy armor shelling of an orphanage in the town of Vorzel in the Kyiv region, 51 children are currently at risk of life and health, 3 of whom have severe health problems and 15 infants. Two buildings of the institution were damaged.

3. Israel Dahan:

   We came from fire to fire, we left Sderot because of the shelling. My house was hit several times. My mother's house, my mother-in-law's house were hit several times. I was also wounded several times ... we wanted to move far away.

4. Paulo Pinheiro:

   Shelling of civilian-inhabited areas by non-state armed groups - including but not limited to ISIS, Jabat al-Nusra and. Jaysh Al-Islam - have terrorized men, women and children living in localities held by the government.

5. The Security Council:

   The members of the Security Council expressed their deep concern at the continued high level of violence in Syria and condemned all violence directed against civilians and civilian infrastructure, including medical facilities, they expressed outrage at all attacks against civilians, as well as indiscriminate attacks, including those involving shelling and aerial bombardment, such as the use of barrel bombs, which have reportedly been extensively used in recent days in Aleppo.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=shelling
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Shelling
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shelling
5. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=shelling
6. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html