blast away

verb — 2 senses

blast away

verb
1

To destroy by blasting with explosives.

2

Usually, With at To continue shooting rapidly.

  • They were blasting away at each other for 10 minutes before the shooting died down.
  • Three more heavy cruisers from further down the Japanese line begin to blast away at the now-disabled Gambier Bay.2019 February 27, Drachinifel, 27:15 from the start, in The Battle of Samar - Odds? What are those?, archived from the original on 03 Nov 2022:

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