gun·fire

[guhn-fahyuhr]
noun
1.
the firing of a gun or guns.
2.
Military. the tactical use of firearms, especially artillery, as distinguished from other weapons, as bayonets, torpedoes, or grenades.

Origin:
1795–1805; gun1 + fire

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gunfire (ˈɡʌnˌfaɪə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  the firing of one or more guns, esp when done repeatedly
2.  the use of firearms, as contrasted with other military tactics

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Gunfire is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
Example sentences
Some were felled by gunfire, others by poisoned arrows.
Gunfire and explosions were reported from the upper storeys of the building.
The suspect died shortly thereafter during an exchange of gunfire with other
  officers on the scene.
Hearing gunfire, she had a colleague throw keys to her from down the hallway.
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