firing (noun)
31firing squad — noun (C) a group of soldiers with the duty of killing someone by shooting them as a punishment …
32ˈfiring ˌsquad — noun [C] a group of soldiers who shoot and kill someone as a punishment …
33firing chamber — noun chamber that is the part of a gun that receives the charge • Syn: ↑gun chamber • Hypernyms: ↑chamber • Part Holonyms: ↑gun …
34firing mechanism — noun the action that ignites the charge in a firearm • Syn: ↑gunlock • Hypernyms: ↑action, ↑action mechanism • Hyponyms: ↑flintlock, ↑wheel lock • Pa …
35firing pin — noun striker that ignites the charge by striking the primer • Hypernyms: ↑striker • Part Holonyms: ↑firearm, ↑piece, ↑small arm …
36firing table — noun : a table giving the elements of standard trajectories for a particular gun and type of ammunition and for effects produced by conditions (as of temperature or wind) that are not standard …
37firing tread — noun : banquette tread …
38firing line — /ˈfaɪərɪŋ laɪn / (say fuyuhring luyn) noun 1. the positions at which troops are stationed to fire upon the enemy or targets. 2. the troops firing from this line. –phrase 3. in the firing line, a. in the thick of the action: *My horse has the pace …
39firing squad — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms firing squad : singular firing squad plural firing squads a group of soldiers who shoot and kill someone as a punishment …
40firing line — fir|ing line [ faırıŋ ,laın ] noun be in/out of the firing line 1. ) to be/not be criticized or blamed: After any defeat, their manager is always in the firing line. 2. ) to be/not be in danger …
