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

Related terms

• stórskotaárás
• stórskotalið (artillery)

See also

• sprengjuárás