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Definition of "shell-fire" [shell-fire]

  • Phosphorescence from decayed straw, etc., or touchwood. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

Use "shell-fire" in a sentence
  • "Videos distributed by human rights activists show black smoke over the city center and fires burning as shell-fire crackled in the background."
  • "Bullets from rifles would not have worried him, but this shell-fire was abominable."
  • "The shell-fire still continued, but he remained; for far below he could see the soldiers climbing up."
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