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firing lines

firing lines is the plural of firing line.

Meaning of firing line

Noun

firing line (plural firing lines)

  1. The line from which soldiers fire their weapons at a target; especially the front line of troops in a battle.
  2. A row of shooters.
  3. (figuratively) 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
  4. (idiomatic) The vanguard of an activity.

Questions about firing lines

What is firing lines the plural of?
Firing lines is the plural of firing line.

Words near firing lines in the dictionary

  1. firing in anger
  2. firing into the sun
  3. firing iron
  4. firing irons
  5. firing line
  6. firing lines
  7. firing off
  8. firing on all cylinders
  9. firing out
  10. firing parties
  11. firing party

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