Examples of 'shell fire' in a sentence

Meaning of "shell fire"

shell fire: This phrase typically refers to the artillery or gunfire delivered by explosive shells. It is commonly used in military contexts to describe the bombardment or attack using explosive projectiles

How to use "shell fire" in a sentence

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We built a roof to protect us from shell fire.
Just shell fire.
Seventy five percent of wounds came from shell fire.
Nor were we under the shell fire of grenades.
As they were just leaving two of the carriers were hit by shell fire.
We built a roof to protect us from shell fire instead we made a trap for ourselves.
On another occasion he did similar fine work under heavy shell fire.
A reinforcing company was driven out by shell fire which is reported to have destroyed trench.
During the day he was under incessant machine gun and shell fire.
American and British destroyers later used shell fire to protect Americans and other foreigners.
He went out again on a subsequent occasion tending the wounded under heavy shell fire.
Nor were we under the shell fire of grenades … and still we are soldiers.
The rumour that he was killed by shell fire is untrue.
Later he made personal reconnaissances and moved about fearlessly under heavy shell fire.
One 's first experience of shell fire not in the trenches but in the open.

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He remained at his Command Post despite being mortally wounded by enemy shell fire.
Offensive strategy, Rocket and mortar shell fire from within populated areas.
A third Soviet division entered the fight but performed poorly and panicked under shell fire.
However, Pakenham was hit by shell fire six times, disabling her engines and a boiler.
Most of the Western Front soldiers died from shell fire.
Was hidden inside an old torpedo shell Fire chief's final report says the explosive.
Avalanches became another hazard of war … sometimes triggered by shell fire.
Villers-Guislain was severly damaged by shell fire during the War.
He was wounded again in October that year, this time by shell fire.
At this stage, the ITIC can not distinguish between rocket and mortar shell fire.
HASAN, We built a roof to protect us from shell fire.
Zone; and, above all, the constant exposure to shell fire.
On 17 October, Lieutenant Durrett was killed by German shell fire.

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