slow fire
a rate of firing small arms that allows time to aim before each shot.
Other words from slow fire
- slow-fire, adjective
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How to use slow fire in a sentence
However, Islanders would also commonly capture turtles and roast them whole while still living over a slow fire, as they had particular taboos about spilling turtle blood.
The Psychic Toll of Severing the Hunter-Prey Relationship - Facts So Romantic | William Buckner | October 14, 2020 | NautilusServetus was roasted for two hours in the flames of a slow fire made of green wood.
Gospel Philosophy | J. H. WardThe whole mass is then transferred to a retort and distilled over a slow fire.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida PfeifferUpon forty pounds of roses, with the calixes, sixty pounds of water are poured, and the whole is distilled over a slow fire.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida PfeifferA superficial apathy was creeping over her, below which burnt a slow fire of pain.
The Daughters of Danaus | Mona Caird
Warm these over a slow fire, but do not let them boil; when done, pour into a fancy mould lined with light puff paste.
Dressed Game and Poultry la Mode | Harriet A. de Salis
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