Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

return fire

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.94 in modern English

Syllables
re-turn -fire
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The firing initiated after receiving incoming fire.

Uncountable

verb

To shoot at the person from whom fire is being received

Usage

Inflected Forms

returns fire (present, singular) returning fire (participle, present) returned fire (participle, past) returned fire (past)

Questions

What does return fire mean?
The firing initiated after receiving incoming fire.

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