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firing vs direct fire

direct fire vs firing

firing and direct fire both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
firing Yes No No No
direct fire Yes No No No
As nouns, direct fire is a hyponym of firing; that is, direct fire is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than firing:
  • firing: the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
  • direct fire: fire delivered on a target that is visible to the person aiming it
Other hyponyms of firing include antiaircraft fire, barrage, barrage fire, battery, bombardment, shelling, broadside, burst, fusillade, salvo, volley, call fire, cover, covering fire, concentrated fire, massed fire, counterfire, counterpreparation fire, crossfire, destruction fire, distributed fire, fratricide, friendly fire, hostile fire, grazing fire, harassing fire, indirect fire, interdiction fire, neutralization fire, observed fire, preparation fire, radar fire, registration fire, scheduled fire, searching fire, supporting fire, suppressive fire, unobserved fire, artillery fire, cannon fire.
firing (noun) direct fire (noun)
the act of setting something on fire fire delivered on a target that is visible to the person aiming it
the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
the act of discharging a gun
the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
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