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gunfire

noun gun·fire \-ˌfī(-ə)r\

: the firing of guns

Full Definition of GUNFIRE

: the firing of guns

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First Known Use of GUNFIRE

1801

Rhymes with GUNFIRE

attire, backfire, bemire, catch fire, cross fire, denier, desire, entire, for hire, fox fire, Greek fire, grey friar, hang fire, hellfire, live wire, on fire, prior, rimfire, sapphire, sea fire, snow tire, town crier, trip wire, umpire, watch fire, white friar

GUNFIRE Defined for Kids

gunfire

noun gun·fire \ˈgən-ˌfīr\

Definition of GUNFIRE for Kids

: the firing of guns

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