firing of fire

  • 71fire questions at somebody — fire ˈquestions, ˈinsults, etc. at sb idiom to ask sb a lot of questions one after another or make a lot of comments very quickly • The room was full of journalists, all firing questions at them. Main entry: ↑fireidiom …

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  • 72fire insults at somebody — fire ˈquestions, ˈinsults, etc. at sb idiom to ask sb a lot of questions one after another or make a lot of comments very quickly • The room was full of journalists, all firing questions at them. Main entry: ↑fireidiom …

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  • 73fire cover — firing on the enemy in order to protect one s military forces as they carry out certain operations …

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  • 74fire for effect — firing upon a target after the appropriate calculations have been made …

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  • 75fire — I [[t]fa͟ɪ͟ə(r)[/t]] BURNING, HEAT, OR ENTHUSIASM ♦♦ fires, firing, fired (Please look at category 18 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword.) 1) N UNCOUNT Fire is the hot, bright flames produced by things… …

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  • 76Fire-control system — Note: the term fire control may also refer to means of stopping a fire, such as sprinkler systems. A fire control system is a computer, often mechanical, which is designed to assist a weapon system in hitting its target. It performs the same task …

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  • 77fire — /ˈfaɪə / (say fuyuh) noun 1. the active principle of burning or combustion, manifested by the evolution of light and heat. 2. a burning mass of material, as on a hearth or in a furnace. 3. the destructive burning of a building, town, forest,… …

  • 78fire — fire1 W1S1 [faıə US faır] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(flames that destroy things)¦ 2¦(flames for heating/cooking etc)¦ 3¦(heating equipment)¦ 4¦(shooting)¦ 5¦(be attacked)¦ 6¦(emotion)¦ 7 fire in your belly 8¦(sick/injured)¦ 9 light a fire under somebody …

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  • 79fire — firer, n. /fuyeur/, n., v., fired, firing. n. 1. a state, process, or instance of combustion in which fuel or other material is ignited and combined with oxygen, giving off light, heat, and flame. 2. a burning mass of material, as on a hearth or… …

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  • 80fire */*/*/ — I UK [ˈfaɪə(r)] / US [faɪr] noun Word forms fire : singular fire plural fires 1) [countable/uncountable] flames and heat from something that is burning in an uncontrolled way The school was badly damaged by fire. Three children died in a fire at… …

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