firing (noun)
121Thompson submachine gun — noun a .45 caliber submachine gun • Syn: ↑Tommy gun • Hypernyms: ↑submachine gun * * * noun Usage: usually capitalized T Etymology: after John T. Thompson died 1940 American army officer who invented it in collaboration with John Blish died 1921… …
122cross fire — noun Etymology: cross (III) 1. a. : firing in combat from two or more points so that the lines of fire cross gaps in the barrier of artillery … filled by the cross fires of … machine guns M.H.Armor b. ( …
123paraffin test — noun : a test in which a paraffin cast of the hand of a person suspected of firing a gun is subjected to chemical analysis to determine the presence of powder particles * * * paraffin test noun A test using paraffin to detect trace elements left… …
124pump gun — noun Etymology: pump (II) : a pump action shotgun or rifle * * * a shotgun or rifle having a pump action mechanism. [1905 10] * * * pump gun noun A pump action gun • • • Main Entry: ↑pump * * * pump gun …
125quick fire — noun : the firing of shots in rapid succession; especially : marksmanship fire employed when bobbing targets are specified * * * a single shot or several shots fired at a rapid rate from small arms at a target, esp. one presented unexpectedly.… …
126rice grain — noun : the granular structure of the sun s surface or photosphere when observed in white light * * * rice grain noun 1. A marking like a grain of rice on the sun s photosphere 2. A decoration in pottery made by pressing rice or other seeds into… …
127scatter shot — noun : shot loaded for firing in a weapon built to fire a solid projectile through its rifled bore compare shotgun * * * shot prepared for a weapon having a rifled bore or barrel. [1960 65] * * * scatter shot, 1. = buckshot. (Cf. ↑buckshot) 2.… …
128water smoke — noun 1. : mist or foggy vapor rising from the surface of a body of water 2. : the moisture that rises in the firing of clayware in the form of vapor from the green brick as it is undergoing heating * * * water smoke noun Water evaporating as… …
