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Covering fire   /kˈəvərɪŋ fˈaɪər/   Listen
Covering fire

noun
1.
Fire that makes it difficult for the enemy to fire on your own individuals or formations.  Synonym: cover.





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"Covering fire" Quotes from Famous Books



... fact were making entrenchments—the Russians, who under cover of the forest that extended right down to the beach on either side had been stealthily making their preparations, attacked them on all sides, and but for the covering fire of the ironclads, fortunately still at anchor there, would undoubtedly have driven them ...
— Sketches From My Life - By The Late Admiral Hobart Pasha • Hobart Pasha


Words linked to "Covering fire" :   fire, firing


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