Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

firing line

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.25 in modern English

Syllables: fir-ing -line
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The line from which soldiers fire their weapons at a target; especially the front line of troops in a battle.

noun

A row of shooters.

noun

Line of fire, a situation in which someone or something is targeted.

noun

The vanguard of an activity.

Example Sentences

"Directly in their firing line was Sir Brian Robertson, the retired Commander-in-Chief of the Middle East Land Forces in the Second World War, who had been appointed chairman of the British Transport Commission (BTC) in 1953."

Inflected Forms

firing lines (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

firing squad

Questions

What does firing line mean?: The line from which soldiers fire their weapons at a target; especially the front line of troops in a battle.

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