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covering fire
noun
- military firing intended to protect an individual or formation making a movement by forcing the enemy to take cover
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He was right, of course, and their chances of retirement were likely to be improved by the heavier covering fire.
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Captain Pike's squadron manned our outpost, and brought covering fire to bear on the enemy's right.
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They kept up an excellent covering fire, with the result that a good many of our own men were shot.
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They kept on for the bank, and their own men behind them opened a covering fire over their heads.
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Covering fire, he shouted, at four hundred—slam it in, and disappeared.
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