firing

Noun
  1. The act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy (synset 100989024)
    "hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes"; "they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire"
    is a type of: attack, onrush, onset, onslaught - (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
    subtypes:
    • antiaircraft fire - firing at enemy aircraft
    • barrage, barrage fire, battery, bombardment, shelling - the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target
    • broadside - the simultaneous firing of all the armament on one side of a warship
    • burst, fusillade, salvo, volley - rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms
    • call fire - fire delivered on a specific target in response to a request from the supported unit
    • cover, covering fire - fire that makes it difficult for the enemy to fire on your own individuals or formations
    • concentrated fire, massed fire - fire from two or more weapons directed at a single target or area (as fire by batteries of two or more warships)
    • counterfire - fire intended to neutralize or destroy enemy weapons
    • counterpreparation fire - intensive prearranged fire delivered when the immanence of enemy attack is discovered
    • crossfire - fire from two or more points so that the lines of fire cross
    • destruction fire - fire delivered for the sole purpose of destroying material objects
    • direct fire - fire delivered on a target that is visible to the person aiming it
    • distributed fire - fire dispersed so as to engage effectively an area target
    • fratricide, friendly fire - fire that injures or kills an ally
    • hostile fire - fire that injures or kills an enemy
    • grazing fire - fire approximately parallel to the ground; the center of the cone of fire does rise above 1 meter from the ground
    • harassing fire - fire designed to disturb the rest of enemy troops and to curtail movement and to lower enemy morale
    • indirect fire - fire delivered on a target that is not itself used as the point of aim for the weapons
    • interdiction fire - fire directed to an area to prevent the enemy from using that area
    • neutralization fire - fire that is delivered in order to render the target ineffective or unusable
    • observed fire - fire for which the point of impact (the burst) can be seen by an observer; fire can be adjusted on the basis of the observations
    • preparation fire - fire delivered on a target in preparation for an assault
    • radar fire - gunfire aimed a target that is being tracked by radar
    • registration fire - fire delivered to obtain accurate data for subsequent effective engagement of targets
    • scheduled fire - prearranged fire delivered at a predetermined time
    • searching fire - fire distributed in depth by successive changes in the elevation of the gun
    • supporting fire - fire delivered by supporting units to protect or assist a unit in combat
    • suppressive fire - fire on or about a weapon system to degrade its performance below what is needed to fulfill its mission objectives
    • unobserved fire - fire for which the point of impact (the bursts) cannot be observed
    • artillery fire, cannon fire - fire delivered by artillery
    same as: fire
  2. The act of discharging a gun (synset 100124054)
    is a type of: shooting, shot - the act of firing a projectile
    subtypes: gun - the discharge of a firearm as signal or as a salute in military ceremonies
    same as: discharge, firing off
  3. The act of setting something on fire (synset 100379287)
    is a type of: burning, combustion - the act of burning something
    same as: ignition, inflammation, kindling, lighting
  4. The termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) (synset 100217041)
    is a type of: conclusion, ending, termination - the act of ending something
    subtypes:
    • superannuation - the act of discharging someone because of age (especially to cause someone to retire from service on a pension)
    • conge, congee - an abrupt and unceremonious dismissal
    • removal - dismissal from office
    • deactivation, inactivation - breaking up a military unit (by transfers or discharges)
    • honorable discharge - a discharge from the armed forces with a commendable record
    • dishonorable discharge - a discharge from the armed forces for a grave offense (as sabotage or espionage or cowardice or murder)
    • section eight - a discharge from the US Army based on unfitness or character traits deemed undesirable
    same as: discharge, dismissal, dismission, liberation, release, sack, sacking

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