FIRING LINE
Dictionary entry overview: What does firing line mean? • FIRING LINE (noun)
The noun FIRING LINE has 2 senses:
1. the line from which soldiers deliver fire
2. the most advanced and responsible group in an activity
Familiarity information: FIRING LINE used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• FIRING LINE (noun)
Meaning:
The line from which soldiers deliver fire
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("firing line" is a kind of...):
line (a fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops))
Meaning:
The most advanced and responsible group in an activity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Context example:
the firing line is where the action is
Hypernyms ("firing line" is a kind of...):
class; social class; socio-economic class (people having the same social or economic status)
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