firing, n.
(firings)
freq. cnt. 14
(firings)
freq. cnt. 14
the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 26 freq. cnt.: 18 freq. cnt.: 8
fire firing
sample sentences
"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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antiaircraft fire
barrage, barrage fire, battery, bombardment, shelling
broadside
volley, burst, salvo, fusillade
call fire
cover, covering fire
concentrated fire, massed fire
counterfire
counterpreparation fire
crossfire
destruction fire
direct fire
distributed fire
friendly fire, fratricide
hostile fire
grazing fire
harassing fire
indirect fire
interdiction fire
neutralization fire
observed fire
preparation fire
radar fire
registration fire
scheduled fire
searching fire
supporting fire
suppressive fire
unobserved fire
artillery fire, cannon fire
the act of discharging a gun
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 6
discharge firing firing off
lexical pointers
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the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
discharge dismissal dismission firing liberation release sack sacking
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superannuation
conge, congee
removal
deactivation, inactivation
honorable discharge
dishonorable discharge
Section Eight
hypernym
the act of setting something on fire
<noun.act>
firing ignition inflammation kindling lighting