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firing vs grazing fire

grazing fire vs firing

firing and grazing fire both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
firing Yes No No No
grazing fire Yes No No No
As nouns, grazing fire is a hyponym of firing; that is, grazing fire is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than firing:
  • firing: the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
  • grazing fire: fire approximately parallel to the ground; the center of the cone of fire does rise above 1 meter from the ground
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, direct fire, distributed fire, fratricide, friendly fire, hostile 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) grazing fire (noun)
the act of setting something on fire fire approximately parallel to the ground; the center of the cone of fire does rise above 1 meter from the ground
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
Difference between firing and grazing fire

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