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• quick fire
  quick fire

  noun

  a single shot or several shots fired at a rapid rate from small arms at a target, especially one presented unexpectedly.
• quick-fire
  quick-fire

  adjective

  firing or equipped for firing rapidly, especially at moving targets.

quick fire

¹ American  

noun

1. a single shot or several shots fired at a rapid rate from small arms at a target, especially one presented unexpectedly.

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quick-fire ² American  

[kwik-fahyuhr] / ˈkwɪkˈfaɪər /

Also quick-firing

adjective

1. firing or equipped for firing rapidly, especially at moving targets.

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quick fire British  

noun

1. rapid continuous gunfire, esp at a moving target

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adjective

1. Also: quick-firing.  capable of or designed for quick fire

2. informal rapid or following one another in rapid succession

   quick-fire questions

Etymology

Origin of quick fire¹

First recorded in 1890–95

Origin of quick-fire²

First recorded in 1890–95

Related Words

• accelerated
• brisk
• expeditious
• hasty
• hurried
• immediate
• prompt
• rapid
• swift