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counterfires

counterfires is the plural of counterfire.

counterfires is the third-person singular simple present indicative of counterfire.

Meaning of counterfire

Noun

counterfire (countable and uncountable, plural counterfires)

  1. (uncountable) The firing of weapons in response.
    • The Nationalist Defense Ministry claimed Communist guns on the mainland coast were silenced by effective counterfire. By Nationalist count, the Reds fired 444 shells, of which 162 hit Matsu Island, 112 Peikantang Island and 170 landed in the sea.1959 May 18, “Red Chinese Open Firing on Matsus”, in The Washington Post and Times Herald, volume 82, number 164, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 1, column 5
  2. (countable) A smaller fire lit at some distance from a wildfire, in order to develop a firebreak.

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Questions about counterfires

What is counterfires the plural of?
Counterfires is the plural of counterfire.

Words near counterfires in the dictionary

  1. counterfinality
  2. counterfinding
  3. counterfindings
  4. counterfire
  5. counterfired
  6. counterfires
  7. counterfiring
  8. counterfissure
  9. counterfissures
  10. counterfit
  11. counterflame

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