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lines of fire

lines of fire is the plural of line of fire.

Meaning of line of fire

Noun

line of fire (plural lines of fire)

  1. A direction in which a weapon fires.
  2. (broadly, figuratively) A position that is vulnerable to attack.
    • It is a difficult balancing act because Maguire might not wish to be taken out of the line of fire and such are United's current struggles that Solskjaer may feel he needs his leader going in to battle for him.2020 October 14, Phil McNulty, “England 0-1 Denmark: 'Harry Maguire looked devoid of confidence in Nations League loss'”, in BBC Sport

Questions about lines of fire

What is lines of fire the plural of?
Lines of fire is the plural of line of fire.

Words near lines of fire in the dictionary

  1. lines of credit
  2. lines of dance
  3. lines of dip
  4. lines of duty
  5. lines of engagement
  6. lines of fire
  7. lines of force
  8. lines of levels
  9. lines of life
  10. lines of march
  11. lines of nodes

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