Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

field of fire

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.97 in modern English

Syllables: field- of -fire
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The area that a projectile weapon (or group of weapons) can reach from a given position.

Example Sentences

"The angle of movement is so slight that the gun could not be used unless an enemy plane just happened to fly within its limited field of fire."
"Get those turrets up! Watch your fields of fire!"

Inflected Forms

fields of fire (plural)

Questions

What does field of fire mean?: The area that a projectile weapon (or group of weapons) can reach from a given position.

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