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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a shelling" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to the act of bombarding a location with artillery or explosive shells, often in a military context.
Example: "The city experienced a severe shelling that lasted for several hours, causing significant damage to buildings and infrastructure."
Alternatives: "an artillery barrage" or "a bombardment".
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Rebel fighters take cover during a shelling near Ajdabiyah, Libya on Thursday.
A shelling process with two stages of cracking and separation to remove the shells completely and husks partially was designed.
He made the piano misbehave: it grew argumentative and disruptive; it mumbled and receded dramatically, like smoke after a shelling.
The elevation of the plain makes it highly strategic, with Syria using as a shelling position during the conflict.
It declined to co-operate, for instance, with a UN inquiry into a shelling incident that killed 19 civilians in Gaza in 2006.
Photos of Dezful's wartime devastation are rare, but one enduring image depicts the scene at the city's ruined Jameh Mosque after a shelling.
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