RECONNAISSANCE BY FIRE
Dictionary entry overview: What does reconnaissance by fire mean? • RECONNAISSANCE BY FIRE (noun)
The noun RECONNAISSANCE BY FIRE has 1 sense:
1. a method of reconnaissance in which fire is placed on a suspected enemy position in order to cause the enemy to disclose his presence by moving or returning fire
Familiarity information: RECONNAISSANCE BY FIRE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• RECONNAISSANCE BY FIRE (noun)
Meaning:
A method of reconnaissance in which fire is placed on a suspected enemy position in order to cause the enemy to disclose his presence by moving or returning fire
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("reconnaissance by fire" is a kind of...):
reconnaissance; reconnaissance mission (the act of reconnoitring (especially to gain information about an enemy or potential enemy))
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