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contagious fire

contagious fire noun: the situation where one police officer firing a weapon induces others to fire as well.

Noun

contagious fire (uncountable)

  1. (US) The situation where one police officer firing a weapon induces others to fire as well.

Questions about contagious fire

What does contagious fire mean?
Contagious fire means the situation where one police officer firing a weapon induces others to fire as well.
What part of speech is contagious fire?
Contagious fire is a noun.

Words near contagious fire in the dictionary

  1. contagions
  2. contagiosity
  3. contagious
  4. contagious abortion
  5. contagious abortions
  6. contagious fire
  7. contagious magic
  8. contagiously
  9. contagiousness
  10. contagium
  11. Contai

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