One of the sons was killed by shellfire, in Jaffa. From Wordnik.com. [The Arabs of Palestine] Reference
The following day the capital was under shellfire. From Wordnik.com. [Reluctant revolutionary: the rocky road of Venustiano Carranza (1859–1920)] Reference
Moreover, I have a strong allergy to incoming shellfire. From Wordnik.com. [Nick Revell: My Summer Break] Reference
That was before they knew the exact meaning of shellfire well. From Wordnik.com. [The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol 1, Issue 4, January 23, 1915] Reference
Rocket fire was minimal, although Israeli shellfire continued. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
The thump of shellfire came to me as I climbed down from the cockpit. From Wordnik.com. [On Yankee Station]
It was in a warehouse with the roof open to the sky in places from shellfire. From Wordnik.com. [Barbarossa]
The aircraft was being buffeted by shellfire and took off immediately afterwards. From Wordnik.com. [Shriver, Jerry M.] Reference
We were 1.2 miles away from the target, but the errant shellfire got our attention. From Wordnik.com. ['Keep The Pressure Up'] Reference
A ship full of wheat was driven off by shellfire as it approached Mogadishu, the capital. From Wordnik.com. [Troops To Somalia?] Reference
The shellfire lashed the hills like the surf 'of a storm, driven sea until the night came. From Wordnik.com. [The Sound of Thunder]
They lay behind their hastily constructed earthworks while the shellfire battered the ridge. From Wordnik.com. [The Sound of Thunder]
And when they landed, it was a deluge -- the deluge of shellfire, of bullets, and everything. From Wordnik.com. [WELCOMES PAN-AMERICAN GAMES ATHLETES HOME] Reference
Except for horses ripped by shellfire in battle, Drew had never seen any wounds such as these. From Wordnik.com. [Rebel Spurs] Reference
The town was under continuous shellfire, and the road and railway were useless to the Germans. From Wordnik.com. [Barbarossa]
I was entirely protected from everything but shellfire until another chemical shell should strike my shield. From Wordnik.com. [Escape on Venus]
As Tolbukhin got into the outskirts of the Ukrainian city, he saw the gaps bombs and shellfire had torn in the buildings. From Wordnik.com. [Counting Up, Counting Down]
Often under shellfire, exhausted tankers gassed up their vehicles, restocked shells, and then shared the watch through the night. 32. From Wordnik.com. [Steel Victory]
There had been a couple hours of shellfire from the invasion fleet, but that had ended half an hour earlier, and it was eerily quiet. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-12-01] Reference
The explanation was that when the shellfire became intense, the artillerymen simply left their guns and retreated into earth shelters. From Wordnik.com. [Castles of Steel]
HMS Louis, which was destroyed by Turkish shellfire in 1915. From Wordnik.com. [The Sydney Morning Herald News Headlines] Reference
Western areas of Gaza City also came under shellfire from Israeli gunboats. From Wordnik.com. [BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition] Reference
In addition, IDF shellfire killed one Palestinian and wounded two or more others. From Wordnik.com. [War Is A Crime .org] Reference
Until you've made suet pudding for Monty under shellfire you'll know nothing about stress!. From Wordnik.com. [The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed] Reference
On Tuesday, the western areas of Gaza City also came under shellfire from Israeli gunboats. From Wordnik.com. [British Blogs] Reference
The Al-Quds hospital was also hit by shellfire when Israeli tanks moved further into the city. From Wordnik.com. [RINF Alternative News Media: Daily Breaking News] Reference
A doctor at Pulmoddai hospital said some patients had lost limbs and most had shellfire injuries. From Wordnik.com. [BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition] Reference
The Al-Quds hospital was also hit by shellfire when Israeli tanks moved further into the city. From Wordnik.com. [Chris Floyd - Empire Burlesque] Reference
For tucked in the lines of his narrative we hear ominous rumblings, like shellfire in the distance. From Wordnik.com. [California Literary Review] Reference
The thunderous shellfire from Gettysburg and Guadal Canal is now the faint sound of a distant trumpet. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
In the distance was the crump of shellfire, the rattle of machine guns … the unremitting sound of war. From Wordnik.com. [Mirror.co.uk - News] Reference
Large areas of Paris were destroyed by shellfire and a scorched earth policy was followed by some revolters. From Wordnik.com. [Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]] Reference
That factory was destroyed by shellfire from a ship at sea, and in fact a disembodied voice claiming to be that of. From Wordnik.com. [Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]] Reference
Lebanese killed by Israeli shellfire, more than half of them children - and delete the 1,500 in the 2006 Lebanon war. From Wordnik.com. [PLIGG_Visual_Name - PLIGG_Visual_RSS_All] Reference
Those which had been wrecked by shellfire were like mouthfuls of broken teeth -- chimneys and fragments of walls still standing. From Wordnik.com. [Fighting For Peace] Reference
In a statement, they said army attacks were "accompanied by intense rocket and shellfire," comparing the fighting to "a state of war.". From Wordnik.com. [AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE)] Reference
Lt. Col. Jules Gaucher, an excellent officer commanding a Foreign Legion unit at the Beatrice strongpoint, had been killed by shellfire. From Wordnik.com. [Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]] Reference
Weiss said that it is uncertain where the shellfire came from but that his office had notified both parties about what has been going on. From Wordnik.com. [ReliefWeb - Headlines] Reference
He ignored exploding ammunition and further German shellfire to tend to the wounded, despite being repeatedly wounded himself by shrapnel. From Wordnik.com. [FREE MARKET FAIRY TALES] Reference
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