The police came as soon as they heard the gunfire.
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Gunfire
Synonyms for "gunfire" (65 found)
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Closest matches (13)
Noun(2 words)
acoustic gunfire detectionbroadsides
Strong matches (20)
Related words (32)
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6 entriesMore specific
10 entriesacoustic localizationbangcrackdrive by shootingmachine gun firemass shootingpistol firerifle firetargeted shootingtriangulation
Collocations
6 entriesgunfire casualtiesgunfire exchangegunfire incidentheavy gunfiresporadic gunfiresustained gunfire
Inflections
1 entriesSample sentences
17 total sentences available.
The commander exposed his men to gunfire.
Source: tatoeba (246253)
They were exposed to the enemy's gunfire.
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The gunfire was getting worse, so we ran down to our cellar.
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Showing 4 of 17 available sentences.