stórskotahríð

Icelandic

Etymology

From stór- (“big, very, many”) +‎ skot (“a shot; a bullet, a round”) and hríð (“a snowstorm; a period of time”).

Noun

stórskotahríð f (genitive singular stórskotahríðar or stórskotahríðar, nominative plural stórskotahríðir)

  1. a barrage, a cannonade, shellfire
  • stórskotaárás
  • stórskotalið (artillery)

See also
  • sprengjuárás
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