shelling
shelling · shellings
обстріл
обстрел
Bombardierung
An artillery bombardmentAn artillery bombardment.
/ˈʃɛlɪŋ/
Meaning
5 senses(countable, uncountable)An artillery bombardment.
Bombardierung
обстре́лobstrél
о́бстрілóbstril
(countable, uncountable)The removal of the shell from a nut, pea etc.
(uncountable)Grain from which the husk has been removed.
(countable, uncountable)An ordering of the facets of a boundary complex such that the intersection of each facet (other than the first) with the union of all preceding facets is homeomorphic to a ball or sphere. See Shelling (topology)
(countable, uncountable)Shallow, irregular cracks that appear on the surface of a coating such as plaster or mortar.
More definitions
- the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target
Translations
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Forms
plural: shellingsSynonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target:barragebarrage firebatterybombardment
Word family
2 related wordsRelatedshell
Derivedsea shelling
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable