groundfire
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of groundfire
Example Sentences
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The official said the attack appeared to include at least one drone strike and possibly groundfire.
From Seattle Times
Flying low and fast to avoid detection, the helicopters quickly crossed the Syrian border and then flew all the way across Syria itself — a dangerous 70-minute flight in which the helicopters took sporadic groundfire — to the Barisha area just north of Idlib city in western Syria.
From Seattle Times
“After a groundfire incident in the desert during the Iraq war invasion, I made a mistake in recalling the events of 12 years ago,” he said.
From Washington Post
Said one, who had spent weeks darting through thunderstorms and skirting mountain peaks and groundfire from the Communist Pathet Lao: "My luck's beginning to run a little thin."
From Time Magazine Archive
Because its Hueys were being hit by groundfire, Bell developed an armor-plated HueyCobra with a turbine engine, is hoping for Pentagon approval.
From Time Magazine Archive
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