firing line

firing line

n.

1. The line of positions from which fire is directed at a target.

2. The forefront of an activity or pursuit; the vanguard.

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firing line

Noun

1. Mil the positions from which fire is delivered

2. the leading or most vulnerable position in an activity: the manager is in the firing line after a string of bad results

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	firing line - the line from which soldiers deliver fire line - a fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops); "they attacked the enemy's line"
	2.	firing line - the most advanced and responsible group in an activity; "the firing line is where the action is" social class, socio-economic class, stratum, class - people having the same social, economic, or educational status; "the working class"; "an emerging professional class"

Translations

firing line n → línea de fuego;

to be in the firing line (fig) (= liable to be criticised); estar en la línea de fuego

firing line [ˈfaɪərɪŋ-] fire n → Feuerlinie f, Schusslinie f;

to be in the firing line fire (fig); in der Schusslinie sein

firing line n → linea del fuoco;

to be in the firing line (fig) → essere sotto tiro