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supporting fire
 

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Noun supporting fire has 1 sense
  1. supporting fire - fire delivered by supporting units to protect or assist a unit in combat
    --1 is a kind of     fire, firing
    --1 has particulars: close supporting fire; deep supporting fire; direct supporting fire

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Supporting Fire

Part of Speech: noun

Sense: In military tactics, it refers to a form of indirect fire used to assist or protect advancing friendly forces.

Usage: The supporting fire provided by the artillery enabled the infantry to successfully push forward and overwhelm the enemy positions.

Sample Sentence: The squad leader called in supporting fire to suppress the enemy while his team moved into a better position.

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