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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

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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

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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