firing order

British

noun

the sequence of ignition in the cylinders of an internal-combustion engine

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Cook has asked the court to declare Trump's firing order "unlawful and void", and also named Fed Chairman Jerome Powell and the Board of Governors as defendants.

From BBC • Aug. 28, 2025

The firing order comes after the North launched some 100 shells into the sea off its west coast around 10 p.m.

From Reuters • Oct. 19, 2022

The firing order also left Whitlock without his pension or health insurance.

From Salon • Oct. 24, 2020

The firing order, dated Sept. 16, was first reported by the Denver Post newspaper, which obtained the letter through an open records request.

From Reuters • Oct. 3, 2019

The diagram describing sequence of operations in each cylinder is based on a firing order of one, two, four, three.

From Aviation Engines Design?Construction?Operation and Repair by Pag?, Victor Wilfred

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