firing (noun)
71black tea — noun fermented tea leaves • Hypernyms: ↑tea, ↑tea leaf • Hyponyms: ↑congou, ↑congo, ↑congou tea, ↑English breakfast tea, ↑Darjeeling, ↑ …
72Browning automatic rifle — noun a portable .30 caliber automatic rifle operated by gas pressure and fed by cartridges from a magazine; used by United States troops in World War I and in World War II and in the Korean War • Syn: ↑BAR • Hypernyms: ↑automatic rifle,… …
73Browning machine gun — noun a belt fed machine gun capable of firing more than 500 rounds per minute; used by United States troops in World War II and the Korean War • Syn: ↑Peacemaker • Hypernyms: ↑machine gun * * * noun Usage: usually capitalized B : a water cooled… …
74crenelation — noun 1. a rampart built around the top of a castle with regular gaps for firing arrows or guns • Syn: ↑battlement, ↑crenellation • Derivationally related forms: ↑crenellate (for: ↑crenellation), ↑crenelate …
75rocket range — noun a firing range for rocket missiles • Hypernyms: ↑firing range, ↑target range * * * rocket range noun A place for experimentation with rocket projectiles • • • Main Entry: ↑rocket …
76rapid fire — noun : a class of rifle fire in which a time limit is set for completing the required number of shots * * * Mil. a rate of firing small arms that is intermediate between slow fire and quick fire. * * * rapid fire noun The firing of guns, asking… …
77rifle pit — noun : a short trench or excavation with a parapet of earth in front to shelter one or more riflemen * * * a pit or short trench affording shelter to riflemen in firing at an enemy. [1850 55] * * * rifle pit noun A pit to shelter riflemen • • •… …
78dry run — noun a practice session in preparation for a public performance (as of a play or speech or concert) he missed too many rehearsals a rehearsal will be held the day before the wedding • Syn: ↑rehearsal • Derivationally related forms: ↑rehearse (for …
79feu de joie — noun A celebratory salute made by firing guns into the air sequentially along a line. while Platte was rolling over and over on the turf, like a shot rabbit, the watch and guard flew from his waistcoat as an Infantry Majors sword hops out of the… …
80antiaircraft fire — noun firing at enemy aircraft • Hypernyms: ↑fire, ↑firing …
