firing (noun)
41firing line — UK [ˈfaɪərɪŋ ˌlaɪn] / US [ˈfaɪrɪŋ ˌlaɪn] noun be in/out of the firing line to be in a position/not be in a position where people can blame you or criticize you; to be/not be in danger After any defeat, their manager is always in the firing line …
42firing party — /ˈfaɪərɪŋ pati/ (say fuyuhring pahtee) noun 1. a military detachment assigned to fire a salute at the burial of a person being honoured. 2. → firing squad …
43firing pin — /ˈfaɪərɪŋ pɪn/ (say fuyuhring pin) noun a plunger in the firing mechanism of a gun that strikes the primer and thus ignites the propelling charge of a projectile …
44firing squad — fir|ing squad [ faırıŋ ,skwad ] noun count a group of soldiers who shoot and kill someone as a punishment …
45firing — /ˈfaɪərɪŋ/ (say fuyuhring) noun 1. the act of someone or something that fires. 2. material for a fire; fuel. 3. the act of baking ceramics or glass …
46firing order — /ˈfaɪərɪŋ ɔdə/ (say fuyuhring awduh) noun the sequence in which the cylinders of an internal combustion engine fire …
47firing squad — /ˈfaɪərɪŋ skwɒd/ (say fuyuhring skwod) noun a military detachment assigned to execute a condemned person by shooting …
48firing-step — fireˈ step or firˈing step noun (historical) A ledge on which soldiers stand to fire over a parapet, a banquette • • • Main Entry: ↑fire …
49circular firing squad — noun A political party or other group experiencing considerable disarray because the members are engaging in internal disputes and mutual recrimination. What were seeing here is a kind of circular firing squad, with everybody standing in a circle …
50glost firing — noun : a separate firing by which glaze is fused to clayware …
