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SUPPRESSIVE FIRE
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Fire on or about a weapon system to degrade its performance below what is needed to fulfill its mission objectives
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("suppressive fire" is a kind of...):
fire; firing (the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy)