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indirect fire

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.98 in modern English

Syllables
in-di-rec-t -fire
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The aiming and firing of a projectile without relying on a direct line of sight between the weapon and its target, especially at either very close ranges (such as mortar fire) or very far ranges (up to the limits of artillery range); the trajectories involved are steeper.

Uncountable

Usage

Antonyms

direct fire

Questions

What does indirect fire mean?
The aiming and firing of a projectile without relying on a direct line of sight between the weapon and its target, especially at either very close ranges (such as mortar fire) or very far ranges (up to the limits of artillery range); the trajectories involved are steeper.

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