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field of fire

American  

noun

  1. the area covered by a weapon or group of weapons firing from a given position.

field of fire British  

noun

  1. the area that a weapon or group of weapons can cover with fire from a given position

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But the Grants had a serious fault: their main guns' limited field of fire.

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The gadget flooded his field of fire with invisible infra-red light.

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They flew in reinforcements, swept the outskirt junglebrush to clear their field of fire, and borrowed the royal elephants to haul wood for their entrenchments.

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"I was praying for a clear field of fire."

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The position is immensely strong in itself, with a perfect glacis and field of fire.

From Attack An Infantry Subaltern's Impression of July 1st, 1916 by Masefield, John

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