firing vs searching fire

searching fire vs firing

firing and searching fire both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
firing	Yes	No	No	No
searching fire	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, searching fire is a hyponym of firing; that is, searching fire is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than firing:

firing: the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
searching fire: fire distributed in depth by successive changes in the elevation of the gun

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, indirect fire, interdiction fire, neutralization fire, observed fire, preparation fire, radar fire, registration fire, scheduled fire, supporting fire, suppressive fire, unobserved fire, artillery fire, cannon fire.

firing (noun)	searching fire (noun)
the act of setting something on fire	fire distributed in depth by successive changes in the elevation of the gun
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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