sniper attack
Long-range assassination attempt
A sniper attack is an assault by a concealed shooter firing from a distance, typically targeting specific individuals or creating random terror in a public space.
The term emphasizes the hidden, long-range nature of the shooting: The city was paralyzed by a series of sniper attacks.
Unlike mass shootings at close range, sniper attacks exploit the shooter's invisibility and the victims' vulnerability in open areas.
- rifleLong-barreled shoulder weapon
- scopeExtent or range
- marksmanPrecision shooter
- bulletFired metal projectile
- kill shotStrike that terminates target
rooftop · precision · target · long range · crosshairs · assassination · shooter · concealed · distance · fatal · silencer · ambush · trigger · warfare · urban warfare · recon · position · stealth
- ambushambuscade, bushwhack, trap, lying in wait, kill zone
- Assassinationsassassination, assassin, Kennedy assassination, Lincoln assassination, MLK assassination
- violenceviolence, brutality, physical violence, aggression, bloodshed
- stranger crimesrandom shooting, mugging, street robbery, street crime, carjacking
- Military Strikesairstrike, air strike, drone strike, missile strike, surgical strike
- dramatic momentsclimax, finale, showdown, confrontation, revelation
sniper attackclose combat
Fighting at short range
hand-to-hand combat · melee · close-quarters combat · bayonet charge · knife fight
sniper attackcarpet bombing
Widespread aerial bombardment
saturation bombing · frontal assault · artillery barrage · bombardment · cavalry charge
sniper attackfrontal assault
Attack from the front
cavalry charge · direct attack · infantry charge · shock and awe
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