gunfire
English
/ˈɡʌnfʌɪə/
noun
Definitions
- Shots from a gun or guns, typically creating loud report.
- (chiefly) The use of gunpowder-type weapons, mainly cannon, as opposed to swords or bayonets.
- (military) The time of firing of the morning gun or the evening gun.
- (army) Tea, a cup of tea, especially one served early in the morning before first parade.
Etymology
Compound from English gun + English fire (shoot).
Origin
English
fire
Gloss
shoot
Concept
Semantic Field
Warfare and hunting
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
💉 🥃 🌠
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Fireland English
- aerogun English
- afire English
- antifire English
- antigun English
- autofire English
- back fire English
- balefire English
- blowgun English
- bonfire English
- brushfire English
- bumpfire English
- bushfire English
- campfire English
- cease-fire English
- centerfire English
- co-fire English
- coilgun English
- cookfire English
- counterfire English
- crossfire English
- cryogun English
- drumfire English
- enfire English
- fiery English
- firable English
- fire English
- fire alarm English
- fire hose English
- fire hydrant English
- fire triangle English
- fire truck English
- fire whirl English
- fire-breathing English
- fireable English
- firearm English
- fireback English
- fireball English
- firebar English
- firebase English
- firebath English
- firebathe English
- firebell English
- firebelly English
- firebird English
- fireblast English
- fireboard English
- fireboat English
- firebolt English
- firebomb English
- firebomber English
- firebote English
- firebox English
- firebrand English
- firebrass English
- firebrat English
- firebreak English
- firebreather English
- firebrick English
- firebug English
- firecall English
- firecock English
- firecracker English
- firecrest English
- firecrown English
- fired English
- firedamp English
- firedog English
- firedoor English
- firedragon English
- firedrake English
- firee English
- fireeater English
- firefight English
- firefighter English
- firefighting English
- firefinch English
- firefish English
- firefloat English
- firefly English
- fireform English
- firefront English
- firegrate English
- fireground English
- fireguard English
- firehall English
- firehole English
- firehook English
- firehot English
- firehouse English
- firekeeper English
- fireland English
- fireless English
- firelet English
- firelight English
- firelighter English
- firelighting English
- firelike English
- fireline English
- firelit English
- firelock English
- firelog English
- fireman English
- firemaster English
- fireness English
- firepan English
- fireperson English
- firepink English
- firepit English
- fireplace English
- fireplay English
- fireplug English
- firepole English
- firepot English
- firepower English
- fireproof English
- firer English
- fireraiser English
- fireraising English
- fireroom English
- firesand English
- firescorched English
- firescreen English
- fireset English
- firesetter English
- firesetting English
- fireshine English
- fireship English
- fireside English
- firesome English
- firest English
- firesteel English
- firestick English
- firestink English
- firestone English
- firestop English
- firestorm English
- firestriker English
- firesuit English
- firetail English
- fireteam English
- firetender English
- firetending English
- fireth English
- firethorn English
- firetrap English
- firetruck English
- firetube English
- firewagon English
- firewalk English
- firewall English
- fireward English
- firewarden English
- firewatcher English
- firewater English
- fireweed English
- firewheel English
- firewire English
- firewise English
- firewoman English
- firewood English
- fireworker English
- fireworks English
- fireworm English
- fireworthy English
- firie English
- firy English
- flashfire English
- flashgun English
- footgun English
- foxfire English
- frontfire English
- grassfire English
- groundfire English
- gun English
- gun kata English
- gun pit English
- gun-brig English
- gun-happy English
- gun-shy English
- gunbattle English
- gunbearer English
- gunbelt English
- gunbird English
- gunboat English
- gunbroke English
- guncotton English
- gunfight English
- gunfighter English
- gunfighting English
- gunflash English
- gunflint English
- gunful English
- gunhand English
- gunite English
- gunless English
- gunlike English
- gunline English
- gunlock English
- gunloon English
- gunmaker English
- gunman English
- gunmanship English
- gunmetal English
- gunnage English
- gunnel English
- gunner English
- gunnery English
- gunnish English
- gunowner English
- gunpad English
- gunperson English
- gunplay English
- gunpoint English
- gunpoke English
- gunport English
- gunpowder English
- gunpower English
- gunproof English
- gunrack English
- gunroom English
- gunrunner English
- gunrunning English
- gunshed English
- gunshield English
- gunship English
- gunshop English
- gunshot English
- gunshy English
- gunsight English
- gunslinger English
- gunslinging English
- gunsmith English
- gunsmithy English
- gunsmoke English
- gunstick English
- gunstock English
- gunstock war club English
- gunstone English
- gunwale English
- gunwise English
- gunwoman English
- gunwork English
- gunworks English
- handgun English
- hellfire English
- holy fire English
- hookgun English
- hotgun English
- housefire English
- kindle-coal English
- kindle-fire English
- lasergun English
- machinegun English
- megafire English
- minigun English
- misfire English
- nightfire English
- nonfire English
- outfire English
- outgun English
- overfire English
- palaeofire English
- paleofire English
- pinfire English
- postfire English
- potgun English
- pre-fire English
- prefire English
- pro-gun English
- progun English
- railgun English
- refire English
- retrofire English
- rimfire English
- scarefire English
- scathefire English
- scattergun English
- set fire English
- shellfire English
- shitfire English
- shotgun English
- slamfire English
- slum gun English
- snowgun English
- spear gun English
- speargun English
- spellfire English
- spitfire English
- splatter-gun English
- strikefire English
- supergun English
- sure-fire English
- test-fire English
- testfire English
- underfire English
- unfire English
- up-gun English
- veldfire English
- watchfire English
- wildfire English
- woodfire English
- zipgun English
- Feuer German
- ファイヤー Japanese
- fier Middle English
- gunne Middle English
- fairo Ido
- gunn Manx
- gan Tok Pisin
- paia Tok Pisin
- faya Sranan Tongo
- gon Sranan Tongo
- piah Chinook Jargon
- faya Aukan
- gun
- fire
- firy
- firer
- afire
- firee
- firie
- fiery
- fired
- refire
- progun
- potgun
- fireth
- zipgun
- firest
- gunful
- up-gun
- hotgun
- gunman
- enfire
- gunner
- outgun
- gunpad
- unfire
- gunite
- gunnel
- gunshy
- firebox
- gunnish
- firepot
- coilgun
- gunhand
- firehot
- gunshop
- firelit
- gunport
- gun pit
- minigun
- firefly
- firedog
- gunless
- pro-gun
- pinfire
- firearm
- hookgun
- shotgun
- outfire
- firepan
- gunrack
- co-fire
- nonfire
- cryogun
- gunshed
- misfire
- gunnery
- bonfire
- gunship
- gunloon
- gunroom
- firelet
- gunshot
- gunplay
- footgun
- gunline
- gunlike
- rimfire
- gunlock
- aerogun
- gunbird
- railgun
- antigun
- fireset
- firelog
- firepit
- snowgun
- gunbelt
- prefire
- foxfire
- gun-shy
- gunnage
- fireman
- firable
- gunboat
- firebar
- gunwale
- blowgun
- gunpoke
- gunwise
- handgun
- gunwork
- firebug
- hellfire
- firebird
- gunstick
- gunmaker
- gunsmith
- set fire
- gunstone
- slum gun
- firebolt
- supergun
- firedoor
- firestop
- fireplay
- firesome
- firepole
- fireward
- bumpfire
- gunwoman
- firebase
- firewise
- gunproof
- firetrap
- fireside
- shitfire
- Fireland
- gunpower
- firesand
- firewood
- slamfire
- spitfire
- fireable
- balefire
- veldfire
- gunstock
- firecall
- firehook
- gunbroke
- antifire
- fireboat
- fireroom
- fireland
- gunsight
- wildfire
- gunworks
- firepink
- bushfire
- cookfire
- gun kata
- gun-brig
- firecock
- gunflint
- autofire
- pre-fire
- gunpoint
- gunowner
- firetube
- gunflash
- fireteam
- firehall
- firesuit
- fireline
- overfire
- fireweed
- fireback
- firewalk
- fireworm
- firefish
- woodfire
- fireform
- firebath
- firebomb
- firetail
- postfire
- speargun
- fireplug
- firebote
- fireball
- lasergun
- firewall
- gunmetal
- firebrat
- firebell
- firehole
- firelike
- flashgun
- drumfire
- megafire
- fireship
- firelock
- gunsmoke
- campfire
- firedamp
- firewire
- gunfight
- testfire
- fireless
- fireness
- firehouse
- firewater
- firestink
- nightfire
- frontfire
- housefire
- firewagon
- firetruck
- test-fire
- gunshield
- firedrake
- firebrass
- watchfire
- firebrick
- firefight
- firestorm
- firefront
- shellfire
- spellfire
- firefinch
- firegrate
- grassfire
- firebathe
- crossfire
- underfire
- spear gun
- fireproof
- guncotton
- gunbearer
- paleofire
- fireworks
- gunsmithy
- firesteel
- firefloat
- gunrunner
- fireblast
- sure-fire
- fireplace
- fire hose
- gunpowder
- firelight
- firebreak
- firewoman
- back fire
- firecrest
- brushfire
- firecrown
- firepower
- firestone
- flashfire
- holy fire
- gun-happy
- firebelly
- fireboard
- fireguard
- gunperson
- firewheel
- firestick
- gunbattle
- fireshine
- retrofire
- firebrand
- scarefire
- fireeater
- firethorn
- firescreen
- fireraiser
- fireworker
- fireperson
- centerfire
- scattergun
- gunrunning
- palaeofire
- fire truck
- firekeeper
- firemaster
- scathefire
- fireworthy
- strikefire
- cease-fire
- groundfire
- firebomber
- gunfighter
- firetender
- fire alarm
- fire whirl
- machinegun
- gunslinger
- firewarden
- firedragon
- firesetter
- gunmanship
- fireground
- firelighter
- kindle-fire
- firesetting
- firefighter
- fireraising
- gunfighting
- kindle-coal
- firewatcher
- counterfire
- firestriker
- firecracker
- firetending
- gunslinging
- splatter-gun
- fire hydrant
- firefighting
- firescorched
- firelighting
- firebreather
- fire triangle
- fire-breathing
- gunstock war club