shellfire
Cannon assault incoming
Shellfire is bombardment by artillery shells—the sustained barrage of explosive projectiles from large guns during military operations.
The term evokes the relentless, destructive quality of such attacks: The village was reduced to rubble by shellfire.
It appears frequently in accounts of trench warfare and urban combat.
Sustained projectile assault
- artilleryLarge-caliber battlefield weapons
- barrageSustained, overwhelming attack
- mortarGrinding bowl or binder
- cannonLarge mounted gun
explosion · gunfire · blast · fusillade · salvo · volley · ordnance · munitions
Broken building fragments
- craterImpact or volcanic basin
- debrisScattered broken fragments
- devastationSevere widespread destruction
- wreckageDestroyed remains of something
damage · ruin · collapse · shrapnel · carnage · demolition · obliteration · desolation
Storm's acoustic aftermath
- roarLoud, deep animal cry
- boomLoud deep sound
- deafeningOverwhelmingly loud
- concussionBrain injury from impact
smoke · flash · tremor · rumble · whistling · screaming · impact · shockwave
Combat's forward position
- trenchesElongated ground excavations
- foxholeMilitary defensive excavation
- bunkerReinforced subterranean stronghold
- battlefieldCombat engagement area
no-man's-land · cover · dugout · position · fortification · advance · retreat · infantry
bombardment
Sustained projectile assault
- artilleryLarge-caliber battlefield weapons
- barrageSustained, overwhelming attack
- mortarGrinding bowl or binder
cannon · explosion · gunfire · blast · fusillade · salvo · volley · ordnance · munitions · rounds
rubble
Broken building fragments
- craterImpact or volcanic basin
- debrisScattered broken fragments
- devastationSevere widespread destruction
wreckage · damage · ruin · collapse · shrapnel · carnage · demolition · obliteration · desolation · annihilation
thunder
Storm's acoustic aftermath
concussion · smoke · flash · tremor · rumble · whistling · screaming · impact · shockwave · acrid
frontline
Combat's forward position
- trenchesElongated ground excavations
- foxholeMilitary defensive excavation
- bunkerReinforced subterranean stronghold
battlefield · no-man's-land · cover · dugout · position · fortification · advance · retreat · infantry · combat
- WWI Western Fronttrenches, front lines, frontline, poison gas, artillery barrages
- gunnerygunnery, aiming, cannon, firing, gunner
shellfirecover
Protect by overlaying
shelter · fortification · protection · bunker · defense
- shellfish allergyImmune reaction to mollusks/crustaceans