shelling
NounUS[shel-ing]/ˈʃɛlɪŋ/2 syllables
Open English WordNet
Noun (1)
- 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”Synonyms: barragebarrage firebatterybombardmentType of fire, firing
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Shell′ing noun
Groats; hulled oats. Peter Lund. Simmonds
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54