HyperDic: harassing_fire

English > 1 sense of the expression *harassing fire*:
NOUN	act	harassing fire	fire designed to disturb the rest of enemy / enemy troops and to curtail movement and to lower enemy / enemy morale

English > *harassing fire*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	fire designed to disturb the rest of enemy / enemy troops and to curtail movement and to lower enemy / enemy morale.
Broader	fire, firing	The act of firing / firing / firing weapons or artillery at an enemy / enemy