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firing in British English

(ˈfaɪərɪŋ)
noun
1. 
the process of baking ceramics, etc, in a kiln or furnace
a second firing
2. 
the act of stoking a fire or furnace
3. 
a discharge of a firearm
4. 
something used as fuel, such as coal or wood
5.  US
a scorching of plants, as a result of disease, drought, or heat

firing in American English

(ˈfaɪrɪŋ)
noun
1. 
the application of heat to harden or glaze pottery
2. 
the stoking of a fire, furnace, etc.
3. 
the shooting of firearms, etc.
4. 
fuel for a fire
5.  US
the scorching of plants, as from heat, drought, or disease

firing in Chemical Engineering

(faɪərɪŋ)
noun
(Chemical Engineering: Energy and sustainability)
Firing is the way in which a fuel is brought into contact with a flame to cause combustion.
While designing the firebox it should be noted that small burners are essential andgas firing is preferred.
The amount of flue gas resulting from internal firing with fuel is large, and could be reduced by the use of electrically heated kilns.
Firing is the way in which a fuel is brought into contact with a flame to cause combustion.

More idioms containing
firing

in the firing line

Examples of 'firing' in a sentence
firing

Real weapons are kept in storage and used at firing ranges.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
If rugby were to get nervous, then there would be a queue for the firing squad.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Raise the red flag and they'll avoid you like a live firing range.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The captain removed himself from the firing line after that, bruised of finger and ego.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He did not have a card to play when he went in to face the FA firing squad.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
In reality, this is pretty hard to credit, given the security around the firing process.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
The official data showed an economy firing on all cylinders.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
These were made for the firing range not the white cube.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
He just stayed onside before firing in his second.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Other members of the firing squad took over the task of finishing off her husband.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Is your hiring operation firing on all cylinders?
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Along the beach was an army firing range where we would spend hours playing.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
In front of the memorial are six trees representing a firing squad.
The Sun (2013)
At four of the locations firing squads were lined up.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
She got them moved away and out of the firing line, so to speak.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Man's best friend has been in the firing line for a good couple of decades.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Instead, it was usually my attitude that kept all cylinders from firing.
Christianity Today (2000)
He thinks he might be in the firing line this weekend, too.
The Sun (2012)
From that moment the theatre's sense of drift changed to one of firing on all cylinders.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
This week three monster hunters stumbled on to a military firing range in Germany.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
You feel like you're in front of a firing squad.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
He maybe should have gone one further and taken Hazard out of the firing line too.
The Sun (2015)
But it's by no means firing on all cylinders in this important respect.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
You'll stand in front of a firing squad for them if you need to.
The Sun (2012)
But she is not putting me in the firing line for taking her make-up.
The Sun (2013)
He met us at Heathrow, ebullient and firing on all cylinders.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)

All related terms of 'firing'

fire
Fire is the hot, bright flames produced by things that are burning.
firing line
If you are in the firing line in a conflict , you are in a position where someone is aiming their gun at you.
firing pin
the part of the firing mechanism of a firearm that ignites the charge by striking the primer
firing hammer
the part of the firing mechanism of a firearm that ignites the charge by striking the primer
firing order
the sequence of ignition in the cylinders of an internal-combustion engine
firing party
a military detachment detailed to fire a salute at a funeral
firing squad
A firing squad is a group of soldiers who are ordered to shoot and kill a person who has been found guilty of committing a crime .
firing stroke
The firing stroke is the stroke of an engine in which the fuel is burned and energy sent to the piston .
quick-firing
capable of or designed for quick fire
biscuit-firing
the first firing given to pottery , before it is glazed
hiring and firing
the authority to hire or fire staff , or the act of doing this
fire off
If you fire off a shot, you send a bullet or other missile from a gun .
fire up
If you fire up a machine, you switch it on.
in the firing line
in a position where you are likely to be criticized or attacked
fire away
If someone wants to say or ask something, you can say ' fire away ' as a way of showing that you are ready for them to speak.
quick fire
rapid continuous gunfire , esp at a moving target
firing on all cylinders
working or performing at full capability
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