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slow fire

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noun

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

Related formsslow-fire, adjective

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Examples from the Web for slow fire

Historical Examples of slow fire

And I wonder how many of us would stand such a soul-test as slow-fire.
The Following of the Star
Florence L. Barclay
Her armament consisted of a main battery of four 13-inch and eight 8-inch guns and four 6-inch slow-fire guns.
Fighting in Cuban Waters
Edward Stratemeyer