lưới đạn
Definition
- Noun:
- A hail of bullets / A curtain of fire: Refers to an extremely dense and intense concentration of gunfire or artillery fire, creating a barrier or net-like effect that is difficult to pass through.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Bộ binh tiến công dưới một lưới đạn của địch. (The infantry advanced under a hail of enemy bullets.)
- Lưới đạn phòng không bao phủ bầu trời. (The anti-aircraft curtain of fire covered the sky.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is almost exclusively used in military, historical, or dramatic descriptive contexts to emphasize the overwhelming and dangerous volume of fire.
Variants and Related Words
- Hỏa lực (n): firepower.
- Hỏa lực của đơn vị này rất mạnh. (This unit's firepower is very strong.)
Synonyms
- Barrage: a concentrated artillery bombardment.
- Fusillade: a simultaneous or rapid succession of shots.
- Hail of fire: a heavy discharge of projectiles.
Related Idioms
- While "lưới đạn" itself is not typically part of a longer idiom, it functions as a vivid metaphorical phrase meaning "a net of bullets."