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firing line

also firing-line

Word forms: plural firing lines

1. countable noun

If you are in the firing line in a conflict, you are in a position where someone is aiming their gun at you.

Any hostages in the firing line would have been sacrificed.

He was sure he would pin down the enemy between two firing lines.

2. singular noun [usu in/out of N]

If you say that someone is in the firing line, you mean that they are being criticized, blamed, or attacked for something.

Foreign banks are in the firing line too.

Young players found themselves too much in the firing line.

firing line in British English

noun

1. military

the positions from which fire is delivered

the soldiers occupying these positions

the leading or most advanced position in an activity

firing line in American English

the line from which gunfire is directed against the enemy

the troops stationed along this line

the forefront in any kind of activity

Examples of 'firing line' in a sentence
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Man's best friend has been in the firing line for a good couple of decades.These are the people who put themselves in the firing line as they take part in phone-in shows ready to answer any question that's thrown at them.

Chinese translation of 'firing line'

firing line

(ˈfaɪərɪŋ-)

n

to be in the firing line (fig) 在第一线(線) (zài dìyī xiàn)

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释义	Trends of firing line View usage for: firing line also firing-line Word forms: plural firing lines 1. countable noun If you are in the firing line in a conflict, you are in a position where someone is aiming their gun at you. Any hostages in the firing line would have been sacrificed. He was sure he would pin down the enemy between two firing lines. 2. singular noun [usu in/out of N] If you say that someone is in the firing line, you mean that they are being criticized, blamed, or attacked for something. Foreign banks are in the firing line too. Young players found themselves too much in the firing line. firing line in British English noun 1. military a. the positions from which fire is delivered b. the soldiers occupying these positions 2. the leading or most advanced position in an activity firing line in American English 1. the line from which gunfire is directed against the enemy 2. the troops stationed along this line 3. the forefront in any kind of activity Examples of 'firing line' in a sentence firing line Man's best friend has been in the firing line for a good couple of decades. Times, Sunday Times (2014) These are the people who put themselves in the firing line as they take part in phone-in shows ready to answer any question that's thrown at them. The Sun (2016) Chinese translation of 'firing line' firing line (ˈfaɪərɪŋ-) n to be in the firing line (fig) 在第一线(線) (zài dìyī xiàn) Nearby words of firing line firewall firewood firework firing line firm firmly first Related terms of firing line to be in the firing line
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