| 单词 | suppressive fire |
| 释义 | > as lemmassuppressive fire suppressive fire n. Military weapon fire used as a defensive measure, intended to prevent an enemy force from moving, shooting, etc., while one's own troops are engaged in an operation. ΚΠ 1952 N.Y. Times 24 May 1952 2/5 Destroyer U.S.S. Stickell, with Bremerton, assisted with suppressive fire and bombardment. 1975 Newsweek (Nexis) 26 May 18 Attack planes from the Coral Sea also joined two U.S. destroyers in laying down a rain of suppressive fire on suspected Cambodian positions. 1991 T. Mo Redundancy of Courage (1992) xxi. 271 I dashed across the clearing, hoping fervently as I did that some friend would take the trouble to cover me with suppressive fire. 2010 A. Shaffer Operation Dark Heart vii. 75 Two squads had been set up on and around the key compass points of the ridge to provide security and, if necessary, suppressive fire. < as lemmas |
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