line-of-fire

  • 11line of fire — {n. phr.} The path that something fired or thrown takes. * /When the bandit and the police began to shoot, John was almost in their line of fire./ Compare: CROSS FIRE …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 12line\ of\ fire — n. phr. the path that something fired or thrown takes. When the bandit and the police began to shoot, John was almost in their line of fire. Compare: cross fire …

    Словарь американских идиом

  • 13line of fire — taikymosi linija statusas T sritis Kūno kultūra ir sportas apibrėžtis Menama linija, einanti per šaulio akies, pistoleto arba šautuvo taikiklio ir kryptuko centrą. atitikmenys: angl. line of fire vok. Visierlinie, f rus. линия прицеливания …

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  • 14Line of Fire (Hardy Boys novel) — Line of Fire is a Hardy Boys Casefiles novel.Plot introductionAn eye for an eye is a poisonous proposition.Frank and Joe take on the case of Denny Payson, a friend who suspects that his father was murdered in a chemical plant fire five years ago …

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  • 15Line of Fire (The Hardy Boys) — Line of Fire is a Hardy Boys Casefile novel.Denny Payson, a friend of the Hardys, calls on the boys to investigate his father s death in a chemical plant fire. Payson suspects Lucius Cromwell, owner of the plant and Denny s guardian, of hiding a… …

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  • 16Line of Fire (novel) — Infobox Book name = Line of Fire title orig = translator = image caption = Paperback original author = Donald Hamilton illustrator = cover artist = Raymond Pease country = United States language = English series = subject = genre = Thriller… …

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  • 17line of fire — front line, battle field, head of the battle line …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 18line of fire — noun The direction of weapons fire …

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  • 19line of fire — the straight horizontal line from the muzzle of a weapon in the direction of the axis of the bore, just prior to firing. [1855 60] * * * …

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  • 20line of fire — the expected path of gunfire or a missile. → line …

    English new terms dictionary