firing (noun)
1firing line — noun 1. the line from which soldiers deliver fire • Hypernyms: ↑line 2. the most advanced and responsible group in an activity the firing line is where the action is • Hypernyms: ↑class, ↑stratum, ↑social class, ↑ …
2firing squad — noun a squad formed to fire volleys at a military funeral or to carry out a military execution • Syn: ↑firing party • Topics: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑armed services, ↑military machine, ↑war machine …
3firing party — noun a squad formed to fire volleys at a military funeral or to carry out a military execution • Syn: ↑firing squad • Topics: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑armed services, ↑military machine, ↑war machine …
4firing — fir‧ing [ˈfaɪərɪŋ ǁ ˈfaɪr ] noun HUMAN RESOURCES hiring and firing the process of employing people and dismissing them from employment, often with very little time in between: • I m not responsible for the hiring and firing of staff. * * * firing …
5firing squad — noun VERB + FIRING SQUAD ▪ face ▪ He could face a firing squad if found guilty of the charges. ▪ be executed by, be shot by ▪ She was executed by firing squad. PREPOSITION …
6firing point — noun : a position (as on a firing line) from which a weapon is fired * * * firing point noun The temperature at which a flammable oil catches fire spontaneously • • • Main Entry: ↑fire …
7firing line — UK US noun [S] ● be in the firing line Cf. be in the firing line …
8firing range — noun a practice range for target practice (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑target range • Hypernyms: ↑practice range • Hyponyms: ↑rocket range, ↑shooting gallery, ↑shooting r …
9firing\ squad — noun A group of soldiers chosen to shoot a prisoner to death or to fire shots over a grave as a tribute. A dictator often sends his enemies before a firing squad. The dead general was honored by a firing squad …
10firing off — noun the act of discharging a gun • Syn: ↑discharge, ↑firing • Derivationally related forms: ↑fire (for: ↑firing), ↑discharge (for: ↑ …
