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fire support

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noun

  1. support given by artillery and aircraft to infantry and armored vehicles.

Example Sentences

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He served as a fire support team commander in the 4th Regiment Royal Artillery.

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2026

He is a joint fire support specialist assigned to the 75th Ranger Regiment, said Lt.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 21, 2023

"The war in Ukraine shows once again that fire support over short, medium and long range is essential," Van der Maat said in a separate statement on the Defence Ministry's website.

From Reuters • Apr. 3, 2023

He wanted to trust that Iraqi partners were accurate when they requested fire support against the enemy.

From Washington Post • Aug. 28, 2022

We were getting fire support from Tam Ky, and there was no response from the hill we were supposed to be moving onto.

From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers

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