rifle-shots

To the right of us we heard cries and rifle-shots.

THE DREAM OF DEBS 2010

He had not moved, but in response to their rifle-shots waved feebly.

CHAPTER 23 2010

Nor did he connect the rifle-shots with the passing of the peril.

CHAPTER XX 2010

Then the night was split with a rattling volley of rifle-shots.

WHERE THE TRAIL FORKS 2010

From the yacht he heard rifle-shots in quick succession.

CHAPTER XX 2010

It was nothing very great, and sounded like scattered infantry fire -- a few rifle-shots here and there underneath our tent; the artillery had not come up yet.

The South Pole~ The Start for the Pole 2009

Tax pork usually comes in the form of what are called targeted tax breaks or, in the slang of the Hill, rifle-shots -- so-named for the precision with which they find their beneficiary.

The Anatomy Of Pork 2008

A drowsy herd of hippopotami were suddenly startled by a score of rifle-shots, and stared in amazement at the strange objects which had invaded their peaceful domains, until a few more bullets compelled them to seek refuge at the bottom of the deep pool, near which they had been quietly reposing.

A Popular Account of Dr. Livingstone's Expedition to the Zambesi and Its Tributaries 2004

It was nothing very great, and sounded like scattered infantry fire — a few rifle-shots here and there underneath our tent; the artillery had not come up yet.

The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian antarctic expedition in the 'Fram', 1910 to 1912 2003

“Bah!” said the hunter, “we can drive them off with a few rifle-shots.”

Five Weeks in a Balloon 2003