firing vs fusillade
fusillade vs firingfiring and fusillade both are nouns.
firing is not a verb while fusillade is a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| firing | Yes | No | No | No |
| fusillade | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As nouns,
fusillade is a hyponym of
firing; that is, fusillade is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
firing:
- firing: the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
- fusillade: rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms
Other hyponyms of firing include
antiaircraft fire, barrage, barrage fire, battery, bombardment, shelling, broadside, burst, salvo, volley, call fire, cover, covering fire, concentrated fire, massed fire, counterfire, counterpreparation fire, crossfire, destruction fire, direct 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) | fusillade (noun) |
|---|---|
| the act of setting something on fire | rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms |
| 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 |
| firing (verb) | fusillade (verb) |
|---|---|
| attack with fusillade |
Words related to "firing"
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- antiaircraft fire
- artillery fire
- attack
- barrage
- barrage fire
- battery
- bombardment
- broadside
- burning
- burst
- call fire
- cannon fire
- combustion
- concentrated fire
- conclusion
- conge
- congee
- counterfire
- counterpreparation fire
- cover
- covering fire
- crossfire
- deactivation
- destruction fire
- direct fire
- discharge
- dishonorable discharge
- dismissal
- dismission
- distributed fire
- ending
- fire
- firing off
- fratricide
- friendly fire
- fusillade
- grazing fire
- gun
- harassing fire
- honorable discharge
- hostile fire
- ignition
- inactivation
- indirect fire
- inflammation
- interdiction fire
- kindling
- liberation
- lighting
- massed fire
- neutralization fire
- observed fire
- onrush
- onset
- onslaught
- preparation fire
- radar fire
- registration fire
- release
- removal
- sack
- sacking
- salvo
- scheduled fire
- searching fire
- shelling
- shooting
- shot
- superannuation
- supporting fire
- suppressive fire
- termination
- unobserved fire
- volley
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