fir·ing (f r  ng)n. 1. The process of applying fire or heat, as in the hardening or glazing of ceramics. 2. Fuel for fires. 3. The act or an instance of dismissing someone from a job. |
firing [ˈfaɪərɪŋ]
n
1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Ceramics) the process of baking ceramics, etc., in a kiln or furnace a second firing
2. the act of stoking a fire or furnace
3. (Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a discharge of a firearm
4. something used as fuel, such as coal or wood
5. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) US a scorching of plants, as a result of disease, drought, or heat
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| Noun | 1. |  firing - the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy; "hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes"; "they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire"attack, onrush, onset, onslaught - (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons); "the attack began at dawn" antiaircraft fire - firing at enemy aircraft barrage fire, shelling, barrage, bombardment, battery - the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target; "they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops"; "the shelling went on for hours without pausing" broadside - the simultaneous firing of all the armament on one side of a warship fusillade, volley, burst, salvo - rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms; "our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise" call fire - fire delivered on a specific target in response to a request from the supported unit covering fire, cover - fire that makes it difficult for the enemy to fire on your own individuals or formations; "artillery provided covering fire for the withdrawal" concentrated fire, massed fire - fire from two or more weapons directed at a single target or area (as fire by batteries of two or more warships) counterfire - fire intended to neutralize or destroy enemy weapons counterpreparation fire - intensive prearranged fire delivered when the immanence of enemy attack is discovered crossfire - fire from two or more points so that the lines of fire cross destruction fire - fire delivered for the sole purpose of destroying material objects direct fire - fire delivered on a target that is visible to the person aiming it distributed fire - fire dispersed so as to engage effectively an area target friendly fire, fratricide - fire that injures or kills an ally hostile fire - fire that injures or kills an enemy grazing fire - fire approximately parallel to the ground; the center of the cone of fire does rise above 1 meter from the ground harassing fire - fire designed to disturb the rest of enemy troops and to curtail movement and to lower enemy morale indirect fire - fire delivered on a target that is not itself used as the point of aim for the weapons interdiction fire - fire directed to an area to prevent the enemy from using that area neutralization fire - fire that is delivered in order to render the target ineffective or unusable observed fire - fire for which the point of impact (the burst) can be seen by an observer; fire can be adjusted on the basis of the observations preparation fire - fire delivered on a target in preparation for an assault radar fire - gunfire aimed a target that is being tracked by radar registration fire - fire delivered to obtain accurate data for subsequent effective engagement of targets scheduled fire - prearranged fire delivered at a predetermined time searching fire - fire distributed in depth by successive changes in the elevation of the gun supporting fire - fire delivered by supporting units to protect or assist a unit in combat suppressive fire - fire on or about a weapon system to degrade its performance below what is needed to fulfill its mission objectives unobserved fire - fire for which the point of impact (the bursts) cannot be observed artillery fire, cannon fire - fire delivered by artillery |
| 2. | firing - the act of discharging a gun gun - the discharge of a firearm as signal or as a salute in military ceremonies; "two runners started before the gun"; "a twenty gun salute" | |
| 3. | firing - the act of setting something on fire burning, combustion - the act of burning something; "the burning of leaves was prohibited by a town ordinance" | |
| 4. | firing - the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) superannuation - the act of discharging someone because of age (especially to cause someone to retire from service on a pension) removal - dismissal from office deactivation, inactivation - breaking up a military unit (by transfers or discharges) honorable discharge - a discharge from the armed forces with a commendable record dishonorable discharge - a discharge from the armed forces for a grave offense (as sabotage or espionage or cowardice or murder) Section Eight - a discharge from the US Army based on unfitness or character traits deemed undesirable |
Translations
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firing:
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firing line
n (Mil) → Feuer- or Schusslinie f; (fig) → Schusslinie f; to be in the firing (lit, fig) → in der Schusslinie stehen
firing pin
n → Schlagbolzen m
firing squad
n → Exekutionskommando nt
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