gunfire

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1. Shots from a gun or guns, typically creating loud report.

   Let's hide in the trees to avoid the gunfire.

2. The use of gunpowder-type weapons, mainly cannon, as opposed to swords or bayonets.

   Killing people became much easier and faster once armies started using gunfire.

3. The time of firing of the morning gun or the evening gun.