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quick fire

noun

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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Origin of quick fire

First recorded in 1890–95

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Definition for quick fire (2 of 2)

quick-fire

or quick-fir·ing

[ kwik-fahyuhr or kwik-fahyuhr-ing ]
/ ˈkwɪkˈfaɪər or ˈkwɪkˈfaɪər ɪŋ /

adjective

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

Origin of quick-fire

First recorded in 1890–95
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Words related to quick fire

rapid, prompt, hasty, brisk, immediate, accelerated, hurried, expeditious, swift, agile, breakneck, express, fleet, headlong, lissome, lively, nimble, precipitate, ready, snappy

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British Dictionary definitions for quick fire

quick fire

noun

rapid continuous gunfire, esp at a moving target

adjective quick-fire

Also: quick-firing capable of or designed for quick fire
informal rapid or following one another in rapid successionquick-fire questions
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