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Definition of
shelling noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
shelling
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈʃɛlɪŋ
/
/
[
uncountable
]
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the firing of
shells
from large guns
We suffered weeks of heavy shelling.
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shelling
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