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firing solution

firing solution noun: a set of aiming and guidance directions that, when input into a weapon, allow it to hit a specific target.

Noun

firing solution (plural firing solutions)

  1. A set of aiming and guidance directions that, when input into a weapon, allow it to hit a specific target.
    • The battleship's fire-control computer used range, bearing, wind, and relative-motion data to generate a firing solution on the enemy ship.
    • "That shot came from Chinook's fleet. She missed because I corrupted her targeting data. Her NON-corrupted targeting drones are now en route. Light-speed delays in their observations give you a seventeen-minute window before Chinook has a fresh firing solution."2018 September 9, Howard Tayler, Schlock Mercenary, archived from the original on 22 Dec 2025

Forms of firing solution

pluralfiring solutions

Questions about firing solution

What does firing solution mean?
Firing solution means a set of aiming and guidance directions that, when input into a weapon, allow it to hit a specific target.
What part of speech is firing solution?
Firing solution is a noun.
What is the plural of firing solution?
The plural of firing solution is firing solutions.

Words near firing solution in the dictionary

  1. firing pins
  2. firing point
  3. firing points
  4. firing range
  5. firing ranges
  6. firing solution
  7. firing solutions
  8. firing squad
  9. firing squads
  10. firing the starting gun
  11. firing up

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