| has gloss | (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"
firing, fire |
| lexicalization | eng: fire |
| lexicalization | eng: firing |
| subclass of | (noun) (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons); "the attack began at dawn"
onrush, attack, onslaught, onset |
| has subclass | (noun) firing at enemy aircraft
antiaircraft fire |
| has subclass | (noun) the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target; "they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops"; "the shelling went on for hours without pausing"
bombardment, shelling, battery, barrage, barrage fire |
| has subclass | (noun) the simultaneous firing of all the armament on one side of a warship
broadside |
| has subclass | (noun) rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms; "our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise"
volley, fusillade, burst, salvo |
| has subclass | (noun) fire delivered on a specific target in response to a request from the supported unit
call fire |
| has subclass | (noun) fire that makes it difficult for the enemy to fire on your own individuals or formations; "artillery provided covering fire for the withdrawal"
cover, covering fire |
| has subclass | (noun) fire from two or more weapons directed at a single target or area (as fire by batteries of two or more warships)
concentrated fire, massed fire |
| has subclass | (noun) fire intended to neutralize or destroy enemy weapons
counterfire |
| has subclass | (noun) intensive prearranged fire delivered when the immanence of enemy attack is discovered
counterpreparation fire |
| has subclass | (noun) fire from two or more points so that the lines of fire cross
crossfire |
| has subclass | (noun) fire delivered for the sole purpose of destroying material objects
destruction fire |
| has subclass | (noun) fire delivered on a target that is visible to the person aiming it
direct fire |
| has subclass | (noun) fire dispersed so as to engage effectively an area target
distributed fire |
| has subclass | (noun) fire that injures or kills an ally
fratricide, friendly fire |
| has subclass | (noun) fire that injures or kills an enemy
hostile fire |
| has subclass | (noun) fire approximately parallel to the ground; the center of the cone of fire does rise above 1 meter from the ground
grazing fire |
| has subclass | (noun) fire designed to disturb the rest of enemy troops and to curtail movement and to lower enemy morale
harassing fire |
| has subclass | (noun) fire delivered on a target that is not itself used as the point of aim for the weapons
indirect fire |
| has subclass | (noun) fire directed to an area to prevent the enemy from using that area
interdiction fire |
| has subclass | (noun) fire that is delivered in order to render the target ineffective or unusable
neutralization fire |
| has subclass | (noun) fire for which the point of impact (the burst) can be seen by an observer; fire can be adjusted on the basis of the observations
observed fire |
| has subclass | (noun) fire delivered on a target in preparation for an assault
preparation fire |
| has subclass | (noun) gunfire aimed a target that is being tracked by radar
radar fire |
| has subclass | (noun) fire delivered to obtain accurate data for subsequent effective engagement of targets
registration fire |
| has subclass | (noun) prearranged fire delivered at a predetermined time
scheduled fire |
| has subclass | (noun) fire distributed in depth by successive changes in the elevation of the gun
searching fire |
| has subclass | (noun) fire delivered by supporting units to protect or assist a unit in combat
supporting fire |
| has subclass | (noun) fire on or about a weapon system to degrade its performance below what is needed to fulfill its mission objectives
suppressive fire |
| has subclass | (noun) fire for which the point of impact (the bursts) cannot be observed
unobserved fire |
| has subclass | (noun) fire delivered by artillery
cannon fire, artillery fire |