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DIRECT SUPPORTING FIRE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does direct supporting fire mean?
• DIRECT SUPPORTING FIRE (noun)
The noun DIRECT SUPPORTING FIRE has 1 sense:
1. fire delivered in support of part of a force (as opposed to general supporting fire delivered in support of the force as a whole)
Familiarity information: DIRECT SUPPORTING FIRE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• DIRECT SUPPORTING FIRE (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Fire delivered in support of part of a force (as opposed to general supporting fire delivered in support of the force as a whole)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("direct 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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