harassing fire

Fire designed to disturb the rest of the enemy troops, to curtail movement, and, by threat of losses, to lower morale. See also fire.

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harassing fire - fire designed to disturb the rest of enemy troops and to curtail movement and to lower enemy morale firing, fire - 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"