单词 | fire position |
释义 | > as lemmasfire position fire position n. Military a position from which a gun is fired, or which is suitable for firing; cf. firing position n. (b) at firing n. Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military operations > distribution of troops > military position > [noun] > gun-site cannonery1598 emplacement1811 firing-place1879 fire position1889 machine-gun post1915 gun-site1943 1889 N.Y. Times 17 Nov. 10/1 (heading) The choice of the fire position. 1905 Westm. Gaz. 15 May 4/1 Cavalry could do next to nothing, and artillery could seldom find really effective fire-positions. 2009 J. V. Lawless in T. O'Reilly Our Struggle for Independence 131 The bank was so high and steep..that it did not offer a good fire position. < as lemmas |
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