firing
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Definitions
Noun
the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy; "hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes"; "they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire"
Noun
the act of discharging a gun
Noun
the act of setting something on fire
Noun
the termination of someone''s employment (leaving them free to depart)
Synonyms
discharge
dismissal
dismission
fire
firing off
ignition
inflammation
kindling
liberation
lighting
release
sack
sacking
More General Terms
More Specific Terms
antiaircraft fire
artillery fire
barrage
barrage fire
battery
bombardment
broadside
burst
call fire
cannon fire
concentrated fire
conge
congee
counterfire
counterpreparation fire
cover
covering fire
crossfire
deactivation
destruction fire
direct fire
dishonorable discharge
distributed fire
fratricide
friendly fire
fusillade
grazing fire
gun
harassing fire
honorable discharge
hostile fire
inactivation
indirect fire
interdiction fire
massed fire
neutralization fire
observed fire
preparation fire
radar fire
registration fire
removal
salvo
scheduled fire
searching fire
Section Eight
shelling
superannuation
supporting fire
suppressive fire
unobserved fire
volley