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SUPPRESSIVE FIRE

Dictionary entry overview: What does suppressive fire mean?

• SUPPRESSIVE FIRE (noun)
The noun SUPPRESSIVE FIRE has 1 sense:

1. fire on or about a weapon system to degrade its performance below what is needed to fulfill its mission objectives

Familiarity information: SUPPRESSIVE FIRE used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• SUPPRESSIVE FIRE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Fire on or about a weapon system to degrade its performance below what is needed to fulfill its mission objectives

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("suppressive fire" is a kind of...):

fire; firing (the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy)

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