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 firing |
| 1. |
[ noun ] (military) the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy |
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fire
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"hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes"
"they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire"
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attack
fusillade
cover
artillery_fire
barrage
supporting_fire
concentrated_fire
broadside
neutralization_fire
counterpreparation_fire
counterfire
flak
registration_fire
destruction_fire
grazing_fire
harassing_fire
indirect_fire
interdiction_fire
crossfire
observed_fire
preparation_fire
radar_fire
unobserved_fire
scheduled_fire
searching_fire
suppressive_fire
fratricide
hostile_fire
distributed_fire
direct_fire
call_fire
open_fire
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| 2. |
[ noun ] (military,arms) the act of discharging a gun |
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firing_off
discharge
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shooting
gun
fire
discharge
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| 3. |
[ noun ] the act of setting on fire or catching fire |
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lighting
kindling
inflammation
ignition
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burning
ignite
ignite
kindle
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| 4. |
[ noun ] (work) the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) |
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release
discharge
liberation
sack
sacking
dismission
dismissal
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termination
deactivation
conge
dishonorable_discharge
Section_Eight
superannuation
removal
fire
free
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Fiorenza
fringy
fringe
fieriness
fringed
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