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CLOSE SUPPORTING FIRE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does close supporting fire mean?
• CLOSE SUPPORTING FIRE (noun)
The noun CLOSE SUPPORTING FIRE has 1 sense:
1. fire on enemy troops or weapons or positions that are near the supported unit and are the most immediate and serious threat to it
Familiarity information: CLOSE SUPPORTING FIRE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• CLOSE SUPPORTING FIRE (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Fire on enemy troops or weapons or positions that are near the supported unit and are the most immediate and serious threat to it
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("close supporting fire" is a kind of...):
supporting fire (fire delivered by supporting units to protect or assist a unit in combat)
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