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1.                 From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
                   
   
   
                   
                     
   shelling
       n 1: the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than
            hit a specific target; "they laid down a barrage in front
            of the advancing troops"; "the shelling went on for hours
            without pausing" [syn: barrage, barrage fire,
            battery, bombardment, shelling]