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firing vs indirect fire

indirect fire vs firing

firing and indirect fire both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
firing Yes No No No
indirect fire Yes No No No
As nouns, indirect fire is a hyponym of firing; that is, indirect fire is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than firing:
  • firing: the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
  • indirect fire: fire delivered on a target that is not itself used as the point of aim for the weapons
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, grazing fire, harassing 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) indirect fire (noun)
the act of setting something on fire fire delivered on a target that is not itself used as the point of aim for the weapons
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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