lay down a base of fire

  • 1lay — lay1 [lā] vt. laid, laying [ME leyen, new formation < 3d pers. sing. of earlier leggen < OE lecgan, lit., to make lie (akin to Goth lagjan, Ger legen) < pt. base of OE licgan, to LIE1] 1. to cause to come down or fall with force; knock… …

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  • 2Fire apparatus — A fire apparatus, fire engine, fire truck, or fire appliance is a vehicle designed to assist in fighting fires, by transporting firefighters to the scene, and providing them with access, water or other equipment. In some areas, the terms fire… …

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  • 3U.S. Naval Base Subic Bay — For the body of water, see Subic Bay, Philippines. U.S. Naval Base Subic Bay Subic Bay, Philippines …

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  • 4Da Nang Air Base —     …

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  • 5Glossary of wildland fire terms — The following is a glossary of wildland fire terms. Except where noted, terms are taken from a 1998 Fireline Handbook transcribed for a Conflict 21 counter terrorism studies website by the Air National Guard. [… …

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  • 6To put down — Put Put, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Put}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Putting}.] [AS. potian to thrust: cf. Dan. putte to put, to put into, Fries. putje; perh. akin to W. pwtio to butt, poke, thrust; cf. also Gael. put to push, thrust, and E. potter, v. i.] 1. To …

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  • 7Our Lady of the Angels School fire — Monument at Queen of Heaven Cemetery The Our Lady of the Angels School Fire broke out shortly before classes were to be dismissed on December 1, 1958, at the foot of a stairway in the Our Lady of the Angels School in Chicago, Illinois. The… …

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  • 8Coast Artillery fire control system — A conceptual diagram of the flow of fire control data in the Coast Artillery (in 1940). The set forward point of the target was generated by using the plotting board (1). This position was then corrected for factors affecting range and azimuth… …

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  • 9Mann Gulch fire — Coordinates: 46°52′47″N 111°54′18″W / 46.8796°N 111.9049°W / 46.8796; 111.9049 The Mann Gulch fire of 1949 was a wildfire …

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  • 10Buffalo Fire Department — Motto: Ut Vivant Alii Established 07/01/1880 Staffing Career Stre …

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