Firing (Noun)
Meaning 1
The act of setting something on fire.
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 2
The act of discharging a gun.
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 3
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".
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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- Call Fire
- Radar Fire
- Battery
- Bombardment
- Volley
- Harassing Fire
- Registration Fire
- Suppressive Fire
- Crossfire
- Burst
- Preparation Fire
- Supporting Fire
- Neutralization Fire
- Cover
- Hostile Fire
- Distributed Fire
- Unobserved Fire
- Counterfire
- Shelling
- Artillery Fire
- Destruction Fire
- Scheduled Fire
- Antiaircraft Fire
- Grazing Fire
- Interdiction Fire
- Direct Fire
- Observed Fire
- Concentrated Fire
- Searching Fire
- Barrage
- Friendly Fire
- Fusillade
- Indirect Fire
- Counterpreparation Fire
- Broadside
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Meaning 4
The termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart).
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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- Dishonorable Discharge
- Honorable Discharge
- Superannuation
- Conge
- Removal
- Congee
- Deactivation
- Section Eight
- Inactivation