shelling : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: shelling	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for shelling
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
shelling n 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" Synonym(s): barrage, barrage fire, battery, bombardment, shelling
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Shelling \Shell"ing\, n. Groats; hulled oats. --Simmonds.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Shell \Shell\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shelling}.] 1. To strip or break off the shell of; to take out of the shell, pod, etc.; as, to shell nuts or pease; to shell oysters. 2. To separate the kernels of (an ear of Indian corn, wheat, oats, etc.) from the cob, ear, or husk. 3. To throw shells or bombs upon or into; to bombard; as, to shell a town. {To shell out}, to distribute freely; to bring out or pay, as money. [Colloq.]