# shotfiring

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The work of preparing, positioning and detonating explosives to demolish buildings and structures, or dislodge rocks and soil.

## Etymology
From shot + firing.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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