Shots from a gun or guns, typically creating loud report.
Used in a Sentence
gunfire
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for gunfire.
Editorial note
I was told the ride is rougher than pneumatic tires but have the advantage that they can't be punctured by gunfire, or whatever.
Examples14
Definitions3
Parts of speech1
Quick take
Shots from a gun or guns, typically creating loud report.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of gunfire gathered in one view.
(military) The time of firing of the morning gun or the evening gun.
(military slang) Tea, a cup of tea, especially one served early in the morning before first parade.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for gunfire.
noun
Shots from a gun or guns, typically creating loud report.
noun
(military) The time of firing of the morning gun or the evening gun.
noun
(military slang) Tea, a cup of tea, especially one served early in the morning before first parade.
Example sentences
I was told the ride is rougher than pneumatic tires but have the advantage that they can't be punctured by gunfire, or whatever.
If you've ever been near angry gunfire (even from a safe distance), you probably don't forget the difference.
Online games don't normally need much bandwidth since they're just communicating the player's positions, velocity gunfire etc.
They confronted the guards and gunfire immediately broke out, severely wounding guard Joe Trombino and killing his partner, Peter Paige.
Software would dispatch the drone to the location of gunfire and a pilot would explore the area to give the all-clear.
Sure, an equal number of women and men die in bombings and civilian gunfire, but that's not the result of social or biological norms, that's just the result of random bombs and gunfire.
Mostly, we just don't care if gunfire is happening so long as the bullets aren't coming at us.
The last aircraft shot down by gunfire involving US forces was during Vietnam.
Witnesses calling the police can't reliably locate the source of the gunfire.
When ShotSpotter[1] detects gunfire, dispatch the closest drone to the scene.
If you took that same tape player to the local police precinct and instead of a babbling brook, you played the sound of gunfire; there's a fair chance the policemen will return your gunfire with real gunfire.
My city has suffered exactly 3 officer deaths on duty in the last 25 years and only one of those was by gunfire (15 years ago).
Quote examples
That's why people call it "cyber-warfare"; what we observe here is a border skirmish with less than the usual quantity of gunfire.
I'm imagining a "swatd" service that listens for loud noises (gunfire, flashbangs, shouting, etc) or observes the camera for sudden motion and locks the machine.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use gunfire in a sentence?
I was told the ride is rougher than pneumatic tires but have the advantage that they can't be punctured by gunfire, or whatever.
What does gunfire mean?
Shots from a gun or guns, typically creating loud report.
What part of speech is gunfire?
gunfire is commonly used as noun.