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COUNTERFIRE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does counterfire mean? 

COUNTERFIRE (noun)
  The noun COUNTERFIRE has 1 sense:

1. fire intended to neutralize or destroy enemy weaponsplay

  Familiarity information: COUNTERFIRE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


COUNTERFIRE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Fire intended to neutralize or destroy enemy weapons

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("counterfire" is a kind of...):

fire; firing (the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "counterfire"):

counterbattery fire (fire delivered to neutralize or destroy indirect fire weapon systems)

counterbombardment (bombardment intended to destroy or neutralize enemy weapons)

countermortar fire (mortar fire intended to destroy or neutralize enemy weapons)


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