file-firing

A withering volley from the right and rear face of the square, followed by a rapid file-firing from the standing ranks, emptied quite a number of saddles and drove the troopers off.

Vellenaux A Novel

Every now and then loose stones set in motion by our feet would slip into this bottomless pit, and we could hear them bounding down from ledge to ledge, smashing themselves into a thousand fragments, till the echoes so often repeated were like the independent file-firing of a battalion of infantry.

A Peep into Toorkisthhan Rollo Gillespie Burslem

They charged again and again, "like valiant and courageous soldiers," but at every charge the pirates stood firm, and withered them with file-firing.

On the Spanish Main Or, Some English forays on the Isthmus of Darien. John Masefield 1922

The thunder crashed out in sharp reports like file-firing at a review.

With Edged Tools Henry Seton Merriman 1882

The footman was diligent; the champagne corks feebly recalled the file-firing at Richmond.

Ordeal of Richard Feverel — Complete George Meredith 1868

The champagne-corks continued a regular file-firing.

Ordeal of Richard Feverel — Complete George Meredith 1868

The champagne-corks continued a regular file-firing.

Ordeal of Richard Feverel — Volume 5 George Meredith 1868

The champagne-corks continued a regular file-firing.

Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith George Meredith 1868

The footman was diligent; the champagne corks feebly recalled the file-firing at Richmond.

Ordeal of Richard Feverel — Volume 5 George Meredith 1868

Bands of the scum of the population hung at various points: from time to time a shout was raised at a distance, "Abasso il zigarro!" and "Away with the cigar!" went an organized file-firing of cries along the open place.

Vittoria — Complete George Meredith 1868