💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Return fire"
Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| counterfirenoun | (military, uncountable) The firing of weapons in response. |
| running firenoun | The rapid discharge of firearms in succession by a line of troops. |
| covering firenoun | (military) supporting fire; small-arms fire directed at an enemy to prevent them firing elsewhere. |
| incomingnoun | (countable) The act of coming in; arrival. |
| firingnoun | The discharge of a gun or other weapon. |
| line of firenoun | (military, weaponry) A direction in which a weapon fires. |
| firenoun | (uncountable) A (usually self-sustaining) chemical reaction involving the bonding of oxygen with carbon or other fuel, with the production of heat and the presence of flame or smouldering. |
| firing linenoun | (military) The line from which soldiers fire their weapons at a target; especially the front line of troops in a battle. |
| dropping firenoun | (military) A continuous irregular discharge of small arms. |
| direct firenoun | The aiming and firing of a projectile at a target in line of sight from the weapon. |
| firepowernoun | The capacity of a weapon to deliver fire onto a target. |
| firing pointnoun | (military) A prepared fighting position from which infantry can defend territory with minimal exposure to return fire. |
| hang fireverb | (of a firearm) To fail to fire immediately when the trigger is pulled. |
| exchange of firenoun | The act of shooting at each other by antagonists armed with guns. |
| firefightnoun | A skirmish involving an exchange of gunfire. |
| gunfirenoun | Shots from a gun or guns, typically creating loud report. |
| shellfirenoun | Artillery bombardment. |
| dischargenoun | (medicine) The act of releasing an inpatient from hospital. |
| firecallnoun | (computer security) A request for provision of emergency access to a computer system in order to fix a problem |
| firing partynoun | Synonym of firing squad. |
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