firing line

English

Pronunciation

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Noun

firing line (plural firing lines)

1. (military) The line from which soldiers fire their weapons at a target; especially the front line of troops in a battle
2. A row of shooters
3. (idiomatic) The vanguard of an activity

Coordinate terms

• firing squad

Translations

front line from which soldiers fire

• Russian: огнево́й рубе́ж (ognevój rubéž), ли́ния огня́ (línija ognjá)
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