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LINE OF FIRE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does line of fire mean?
• LINE OF FIRE (noun)
The noun LINE OF FIRE has 1 sense:
1. the path of a missile discharged from a firearm
Familiarity information: LINE OF FIRE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The path of a missile discharged from a firearm
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("line of fire" is a kind of...):
itinerary; path; route (an established line of travel or access)
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