FIRING LINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does firing line mean? 

• FIRING LINE (noun)
  The noun FIRING LINE has 2 senses:

1. the line from which soldiers deliver fire

2. the most advanced and responsible group in an activity

  Familiarity information: FIRING LINE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FIRING LINE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The line from which soldiers deliver fire

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Hypernyms ("firing line" is a kind of...):

line (a fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops))

Sense 2

Meaning:

The most advanced and responsible group in an activity

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Context example:

the firing line is where the action is

Hypernyms ("firing line" is a kind of...):

class; social class; socio-economic class; stratum (people having the same social, economic, or educational status)