cannonading

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"His footwork," wrote the Associated Press reporter Whitney Martin, "consists of moving forward in a direct line to a point where he is within cannonading range."

From The Guardian • Nov. 13, 2012

The cannonading that echoes along London's Fleet Street was suddenly stilled, and Britain's battling press lords struck a truce flag to pay convivial tribute to one of their fellows.

From Time Magazine Archive

Hail, cannonading upon Castel Gandolfo, Italy, killed 200 pedigreed chickens belonging to Pope Pius XI.

From Time Magazine Archive

The significance: no more cannonading clatter on skyscraper frames outside the sleepy urbanite's window; arc welding, where girder steel is melted into a joint by powerful electric current, is silent.

From Time Magazine Archive

Being in such close range, the cannonading on both sides was terrific.

From The Second War with England, Vol. 2 of 2 by Headley, Joel Tyler