English > firing: 4 senses > noun 1, act| Meaning | The act of firing / firing / firing weapons or artillery at an enemy / enemy. |
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| Synonym | fire |
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| Narrower | antiaircraft fire | firing at enemy / enemy aircraft |
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| artillery fire, cannon fire | fire delivered by artillery |
| barrage, barrage fire, battery, bombardment, shelling | The heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area / area rather than hit a specific target |
| broadside | The simultaneous firing of all the armament on one side of a warship |
| call fire | fire delivered on a specific target in response to a request from the supported unit |
| concentrated fire, massed fire | fire from two or more weapons directed at a single target or area / area (as fire by batteries of two or more warships) |
| counterfire | fire intended to neutralize or destroy enemy / enemy weapons |
| counterpreparation fire | intensive prearranged fire delivered when the immanence of enemy / enemy attack is discovered |
| cover, covering fire | fire that makes it difficult for the enemy / enemy to fire on your own individuals or formations |
| crossfire | fire from two or more points so that the lines of fire cross |
| destruction fire | fire delivered for the sole purpose of destroying material objects |
| direct fire | fire delivered on a target that is visible to the person aiming it |
| distributed fire | fire dispersed so as to engage effectively an area / area target |
| friendly fire, fratricide | fire that injures or kills an ally |
| fusillade, salvo, volley, burst | rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms |
| grazing fire | fire approximately parallel to the ground |
| harassing fire | fire designed to disturb the rest of enemy / enemy troops and to curtail movement and to lower enemy / enemy morale |
| hostile fire | fire that injures or kills an enemy / enemy |
| indirect fire | fire delivered on a target that is not itself used as the point of aim for the weapons |
| interdiction fire | fire directed to an area to prevent the enemy / enemy from using that area |
| neutralization fire | fire that is delivered in order to render the target ineffective or unusable |
| observed fire | fire for which the point of impact (the burst) can be seen by an observer |
| preparation fire | fire delivered on a target in preparation for an assault |
| radar fire | gunfire aimed a target that is being tracked by radar |
| registration fire | fire delivered to obtain accurate data for subsequent effective engagement of targets |
| scheduled fire | prearranged fire delivered at a predetermined time |
| searching fire | fire distributed in depth by successive changes in the elevation of the gun |
| supporting fire | fire delivered by supporting units to protect or assist a unit in combat |
| suppressive fire | fire on or about a weapon system to degrade its performance below what is needed to fulfill its mission objectives |
| unobserved fire | fire for which the point of impact (the bursts) cannot be observed |
| Broader | attack, onslaught, onset, onrush | (military) an offensive against an enemy / enemy (using weapons) |
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| Spanish | fuego |
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| Catalan | foc |
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| Verbs | fire | start firing a weapon |
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English > firing: 4 senses > noun 4, act| Meaning | The termination of someone's employment / employment (leaving them free to depart). |
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| Synonyms | dismissal, dismission, discharge, liberation, release, sack, sacking |
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| Narrower | Section Eight | A discharge from the US Army based on unfitness or character traits deemed undesirable |
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| conge, congee | An abrupt and unceremonious dismissal |
| deactivation, inactivation | Breaking up a military unit (by transfers or discharges) |
| dishonorable discharge | A discharge from the armed forces for a grave offense (as sabotage or espionage or cowardice or murder) |
| honorable discharge | A discharge from the armed forces with a commendable record |
| removal | dismissal from office |
| superannuation | The act of discharging someone because of age (especially to cause someone to retire from service on a pension) |
| Broader | termination, ending, conclusion | The act of ending something |
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| Spanish | cese, despedida, despido, destitución, liberación |
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| Catalan | acomiadament, destitució |
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| Verbs | fire | terminate the employment of |
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