stonk

noun

ˈstäŋk

plural -s

: a heavy concentration of artillery fire

call for a good stonk about five hours before our assault

—Infantry Journal

loosed a stonk on them and wiped them off the face of the earth

—Peter Rainier

Word History

Etymology

perhaps of imitative origin

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