wolf cruiser gun form final shot attack
S the word shoot.
shots bullets rounds
fusillade
firing, gunfire, battery, burst
Then a hail of gunfire splattered the wall behind him.
A fusillade is a burst of gunfire (from the French fusil, a rifle). Merciless means without mercy. So a merciless fusillade is a burst of gunfire without mercy. Clearly there is some metonymy (It is actually the gunners who are without mercy, not the gunfire) or personification (the human quality of mercilessness is attributed to the gunfire) going on here.
A fusillade is a burst of gunfire (from the French fusil, a rifle). Merciless means without mercy. So a merciless fusillade is a burst of gunfire without mercy. Clearly there is some metonymy (It is actually the gunners who are without mercy, not the gunfire) or personification (the human quality of mercilessness is attributed to the gunfire) going on here.
He fortified himself with a good breakfast. They fortified the walls to stop gunfire from penetrating.
Seven Hours of Gunfire was created in 1965.
Gunfire - 1934 was released on: USA: 1 December 1934
Gunfire - 1950 is rated/received certificates of: USA:Approved (PCA #14640)
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