firing line
firing line noun: the line from which soldiers fire their weapons at a target; especially the front line of troops in a battle.
Noun
firing line (plural firing lines)
- The line from which soldiers fire their weapons at a target; especially the front line of troops in a battle.
- A row of shooters.
- Line of fire, a situation in which someone or something is targeted.
- Directly in their firing line was Sir Brian Robertson, the retired Commander-in-Chief of the Middle East Land Forces in the Second World War, who had been appointed chairman of the British Transport Commission (BTC) in 1953.2023 March 8, Howatd Johnston, “Was Marples the real railway wrecker?”, in RAIL, number 978, page 50
- The vanguard of an activity.
firing line meaning in Tamil and Bengali
firing line in Tamil
- தீயூட்டுத் தொடர்
firing line in Bengali
- গুলিরত ব্যক্তিদের একটি সারি, লক্ষ্যস্থল, কোনো কর্মতৎপরতার পুরোভাগ
Forms of firing line
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Questions about firing line
- What does firing line mean?
- Firing line means the line from which soldiers fire their weapons at a target; especially the front line of troops in a battle.
- What is firing line in Tamil?
- Firing line in Tamil is தீயூட்டுத் தொடர். See Firing line meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is firing line?
- Firing line is a noun.
- What is the plural of firing line?
- The plural of firing line is firing lines.
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