shelling
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shelling
- /ˈʃɛlɪŋ/
Rhymes with -ɛlɪŋ
verb
- present participle and gerund of shell
noun shellings
- An artillery bombardment.
- The removal of the shell from a nut, pea etc.
- Grain from which the husk has been removed.
- An ordering of the facets of a boundary complex such that the intersection of each facet (other than the first) with the union of all preceding facets is homeomorphic to a ball or sphere. See Shelling (topology)
- Shallow, irregular cracks that appear on the surface of a coating such as plaster or mortar.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: bombardment, barrage, battery, barrage fire, bombarding, artillery, shrapnel, gunfire, bombard, shooting, firebombing, airstrike, bombing, bomber, bomb, fire
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noun artillery bombardment
| Español | bombardeo |
|---|---|
| Français | bombardement |
| Deutsch | Bombardierung |
| Italiano | bombardamento |
| Русский | обстре́л obstrél |
| العربية | قَصْف qaṣf |
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