hail of bullets; rain of bullets
Describes a heavy, continuous shower of bullets, often in military or dramatic contexts.
The soldiers advanced through the enemy's hail of bullets.
The area was exposed to a fierce rain of bullets.
fierce battle; intense combat
smoke of guns and rain of bullets; fierce battle scene
smoke of powder and hail of bullets; thick of battle
Compound of 弾 (bullet) and 雨 (rain), literally 'bullet rain'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word is a straightforward Sino-Japanese compound.