Engelsk substantiv: firing | |||
1. | firing (om handling) the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes. They retreated in the face of withering enemy fire. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | fire | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | attack, onrush, onset, onslaught | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | antiaircraft fire, artillery fire, barrage, barrage fire, battery, bombardment, broadside, burst, call fire, cannon fire, concentrated fire, counterfire, counterpreparation fire, cover, covering fire, crossfire, destruction fire, direct fire, distributed fire, fratricide, friendly fire, fusillade, grazing fire, harassing fire, hostile fire, indirect fire, interdiction fire, massed fire, neutralization fire, observed fire, preparation fire, radar fire, registration fire, salvo, scheduled fire, searching fire, shelling, supporting fire, suppressive fire, unobserved fire, volley | ||
2. | firing (om handling) the act of discharging a gun | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | discharge, firing off | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | shooting, shot | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | gun | ||
3. | firing (om handling) the act of setting something on fire | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | ignition, inflammation, kindling, lighting | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | burning, combustion | ||
4. | firing (om handling) the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | discharge, dismissal, dismission, liberation, release, sack, sacking | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | conclusion, ending, termination | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | conge, congee, deactivation, dishonorable discharge, honorable discharge, inactivation, removal, Section Eight, superannuation | ||