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groundfire

American  
[ground-fahyuhr] / ˈgraʊndˌfaɪər /

noun

  1. small arms fire directed against aircraft from the ground.


Etymology

Origin of groundfire

ground 1 + fire

Example Sentences

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“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 • Feb. 4, 2015

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

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

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