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Definition of
gunfire noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
gunfire
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈɡʌnˌfaɪər
/
/
[
uncountable
]
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the repeated firing of guns; the sound of guns firing
an exchange of gunfire with the police
I could hear gunfire.
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gunfire
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