line of fire
Also found in: Thesaurus, Acronyms, Wikipedia.
Related to line of fire: line of duty
line of fire
n. pl. lines of fire
1. The trajectory of a bullet, shell, or other explosive projectile.
2. A position or situation in which one is open or vulnerable to attack.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
line of fire
n
(Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) the flight path of a missile discharged or to be discharged from a firearm
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
line′ of fire′
n.
a horizontal line from the muzzle of a weapon in the direction of the axis of the bore, just prior to firing.
[1855–60]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Switch to new thesaurus
Noun | 1. | line of fire - the path of a missile discharged from a firearm |
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.