HyperDic: searching_fire

English > 1 sense of the expression *searching fire*:
NOUN	act	searching fire	fire distributed in depth by successive changes in the elevation of the gun

English > *searching fire*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	fire distributed in depth by successive changes in the elevation of the gun.
Broader	fire, firing	The act of firing / firing / firing weapons or artillery at an enemy / enemy