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slow fire

American  

noun

  1. a rate of firing small arms that allows time to aim before each shot.


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The goal is to slow fire spread and lessen its intensity so crews on the ground get a chance to directly attack it.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2023

Dusted with paprika, the dip is smooth from the chickpeas having been cooked to near mush over a slow fire.

From Washington Post • Oct. 22, 2019

Other companies live by the motto “hire slow, fire fast.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2019

They are more moist and can slow fire.

From The Guardian • Dec. 20, 2018

It kept up a slow fire of indignation and a trembling trouble of grief, which harassed and crushed me altogether.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

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