Dictionary entry details
• FIRING (noun)
Meaning:
The act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
firing; fire
Context examples:
hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes / they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire
Hypernyms ("firing" is a kind of...):
attack; onrush; onset; onslaught ((military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "firing"):
harassing fire (fire designed to disturb the rest of enemy troops and to curtail movement and to lower enemy morale)
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 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; fire can be adjusted on the basis of the observations)
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)
grazing fire (fire approximately parallel to the ground; the center of the cone of fire does rise above 1 meter from the ground)
hostile fire (fire that injures or kills an enemy)
fratricide; friendly fire (fire that injures or kills an ally)
antiaircraft fire (firing at enemy aircraft)
barrage; barrage fire; battery; bombardment; shelling (the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target)
broadside (the simultaneous firing of all the armament on one side of a warship)
burst; fusillade; salvo; volley (rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms)
call fire (fire delivered on a specific target in response to a request from the supported unit)
cover; covering fire (fire that makes it difficult for the enemy to fire on your own individuals or formations)
concentrated fire; massed fire (fire from two or more weapons directed at a single target or area (as fire by batteries of two or more warships))
counterfire (fire intended to neutralize or destroy enemy weapons)
counterpreparation fire (intensive prearranged fire delivered when the immanence of enemy attack is discovered)
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 target)
artillery fire; cannon fire (fire delivered by artillery)
Meaning:
The act of discharging a gun
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
firing off; firing; discharge
Hypernyms ("firing" is a kind of...):
shooting; shot (the act of firing a projectile)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "firing"):
gun (the discharge of a firearm as signal or as a salute in military ceremonies)
Meaning:
The act of setting something on fire
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
kindling; firing; ignition; inflammation; lighting
Hypernyms ("firing" is a kind of...):
burning; combustion (the act of burning something)
Meaning:
The termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
dismission; sacking; liberation; dismissal; firing; release; discharge; sack
Hypernyms ("firing" is a kind of...):
conclusion; ending; termination (the act of ending something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "firing"):
Section Eight (a discharge from the US Army based on unfitness or character traits deemed undesirable)
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)
deactivation; inactivation (breaking up a military unit (by transfers or discharges))
removal (dismissal from office)
conge (an abrupt and unceremonious dismissal)
superannuation (the act of discharging someone because of age (especially to cause someone to retire from service on a pension))
