cannonading
Example Sentences
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"His footwork," wrote the Associated Press reporter Whitney Martin, "consists of moving forward in a direct line to a point where he is within cannonading range."
From The Guardian ● Nov. 13, 2012
Cut off by the German cannonading, the Americans began to run short of ammunition, water, food.
From Time Magazine Archive
But last week the diplomatic cannonading turned into a full-scale battle.
From Time Magazine Archive
The cannonading that echoes along London's Fleet Street was suddenly stilled, and Britain's battling press lords struck a truce flag to pay convivial tribute to one of their fellows.
From Time Magazine Archive
Or else he may have calculated that sharp cannonading would dishearten the garrison.
From The Lost Gold of the Montezumas A Story of the Alamo by William O. Stoddard
