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exchange of fire

exchange of fire noun: the act of shooting at each other by antagonists armed with guns.

Noun

exchange of fire (countable and uncountable, plural exchanges of fire)

  1. The act of shooting at each other by antagonists armed with guns.
    • It was the RCN's first exchange of fire with the enemy during the Second World War.2002, William Alexander Binny Douglas, Roger Flynn Sarty, No Higher Purpose, page 98
    • The duellists met at ten paces, and at the first exchange of fire Mr C. was slightly wounded.2010, Stephen Banks, A Polite Exchange of Bullets, page 253

Forms of exchange of fire

pluralexchanges of fire

Questions about exchange of fire

What does exchange of fire mean?
Exchange of fire means the act of shooting at each other by antagonists armed with guns.
What part of speech is exchange of fire?
Exchange of fire is a noun.
What is the plural of exchange of fire?
The plural of exchange of fire is exchanges of fire.

Words near exchange of fire in the dictionary

  1. exchange contracts
  2. exchange editor
  3. exchange editors
  4. exchange flesh
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  7. exchange paradox
  8. exchange rate
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  10. exchange rates
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