firing (noun)
81crenellation — noun 1. a rampart built around the top of a castle with regular gaps for firing arrows or guns • Syn: ↑battlement, ↑crenelation • Derivationally related forms: ↑crenellate, ↑crenelate (for: ↑crenelation) …
82dismissal — noun 1. a judgment disposing of the matter without a trial (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑judgment of dismissal, ↑judgement of dismissal • Derivationally related forms: ↑dismiss • Topics: ↑law, ↑ …
83dismission — noun 1. official notice that you have been fired from your job • Syn: ↑dismissal, ↑pink slip • Hypernyms: ↑notice • Hyponyms: ↑walking papers, ↑marching orders 2. the ter …
84flash in the pan — noun someone who enjoys transient success but then fails • Hypernyms: ↑failure, ↑loser, ↑nonstarter, ↑unsuccessful person * * * 1. : the firing of the priming in the pan of a flintlock musket without discharging the piece 2 …
85military machine — noun the military forces of a nation their military is the largest in the region the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker • Syn: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑armed services, ↑war machine • Derivationally related fo …
86shooting gallery — noun 1. a building (usually abandoned) where drug addicts buy and use heroin • Usage Domain: ↑colloquialism • Hypernyms: ↑building, ↑edifice 2. an enclosed firing range with targets for rifle or handgun practice • Syn: ↑shooting rang …
87shooting range — noun an enclosed firing range with targets for rifle or handgun practice • Syn: ↑shooting gallery • Hypernyms: ↑firing range, ↑target range …
88war machine — noun the military forces of a nation their military is the largest in the region the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker • Syn: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑armed services, ↑military machine • Derivationally r …
89grenade launcher — noun : a device attached to a rifle or carbine to permit the firing of a grenade * * * Mil. a device attached to the muzzle of a rifle, permitting the firing of rifle grenades. [1955 60] * * * grenade launcher, = launcher (def. 2a). (Cf.… …
90gun camera — noun 1. : an aerial camera connected to and operated by the fire control mechanism of an airplane to photograph the effect of the fire on the target 2. : a camera mounted on a gun stock to be held and aimed like a gun * * * an aircraft mounted… …
