field of fire
field of fire noun: the area that a projectile weapon (or group of weapons) can reach from a given position.
Noun
field of fire (plural fields of fire)
- The area that a projectile weapon (or group of weapons) can reach from a given position.
- The angle of movement is so slight that the gun could not be used unless an enemy plane just happened to fly within its limited field of fire.1942 May 4, Charles A. Lindbergh, The Wartime Journals of Charles A. Lindbergh, New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, published 1970, page 634
- Get those turrets up! Watch your fields of fire!2007 September 25, Bungie, Halo 3, spoken by Reynolds (Nathan Fillion), Microsoft Game Studios, Xbox 360, level/area: Crow's Nest
Forms of field of fire
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Questions about field of fire
- What does field of fire mean?
- Field of fire means the area that a projectile weapon (or group of weapons) can reach from a given position.
- What part of speech is field of fire?
- Field of fire is a noun.
- What is the plural of field of fire?
- The plural of field of fire is fields of fire.
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