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firing vs massed fire

massed fire vs firing

firing and massed fire both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
firing Yes No No No
massed fire Yes No No No
As nouns, massed fire is a hyponym of firing; that is, massed fire is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than firing:
  • firing: the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
  • massed fire: fire from two or more weapons directed at a single target or area (as fire by batteries of two or more warships)
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, 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) massed fire (noun)
the act of setting something on fire fire from two or more weapons directed at a single target or area (as fire by batteries of two or more warships)
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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