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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Their favorite stakeouts are the edges of heavily wooded areas with a clear field of fire in front.

From Time Magazine Archive

It had high ground beyond the river, a clear field of fire on the enemy, good communications.

From Time Magazine Archive

Each stubbed his well-polished boot when he stepped outside his own field of fire.

From Time Magazine Archive

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.

From Time Magazine Archive

The arrow slits were cut through the thick walls in angled pairs so that two archers side by side would have a full field of fire.

From The Saracen: Land of the Infidel by Robert Shea

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