firing
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- noun
Synonyms for firing
nounthe act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
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- attack
- onrush
- onset
- onslaught
- antiaircraft fire
- barrage fire
- shelling
- barrage
- bombardment
- battery
- broadside
- fusillade
- volley
- burst
- salvo
- call fire
- covering fire
- cover
- concentrated fire
- massed fire
- counterfire
- counterpreparation fire
- crossfire
- destruction fire
- direct fire
- distributed fire
- friendly fire
- fratricide
- hostile fire
- grazing fire
- harassing fire
- indirect fire
- interdiction fire
- neutralization fire
- observed fire
- preparation fire
- radar fire
- registration fire
- scheduled fire
- searching fire
- supporting fire
- suppressive fire
- unobserved fire
- artillery fire
- cannon fire
nounthe act of discharging a gun
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nounthe act of setting something on fire
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nounthe termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
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