Associations to the word «Shelling»

Wiktionary

SHELLING, verb. Present participle of shell
SHELLING, noun. An artillery bombardment.
SHELLING, noun. The removal of the shell from a nut, pea etc.
SHELLING, noun. (uncountable) grain from which the husk has been removed.
SHELLING, noun. (topology) An ordering of the facets of a boundary complex such that the intersection of each facet (other than the first) with the union of all preceding facets is homeomorphic to a ball or sphere. See Shelling (topology)
SHELLING, noun. Shallow, irregular cracks that appear on the surface of a coating such as plaster or mortar.

Dictionary definition

SHELLING, noun. The heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target; "they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops"; "the shelling went on for hours without pausing".

Wise words

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