Grazing Fire (Noun)
Meaning
Fire approximately parallel to the ground; the center of the cone of fire does rise above 1 meter from the ground.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The squad's heavy machine gun laid down a withering grazing fire that shredded the enemy's attempts to advance across the open field.
- As the soldiers emerged from the jungle, they were met with a deadly grazing fire that cut them down before they could even get to the river.
- The defensive perimeter was designed to channel enemy troops into killing zones where they would be cut down by grazing fire from the entrenched machine guns.
- Despite the mud and chaos, the gunner managed to adjust his aim to deliver a grazing fire that scythed through the enemy's flank.
- The tactics manual warned of the dangers of being caught in enfilade by a grazing fire that could sweep along the entire length of a formation.