quick fire

¹

noun

1. a single shot or several shots fired at a rapid rate from small arms at a target, especially one presented unexpectedly.

quick-fire

²

[ kwik-fahyuhr ]

adjective

1. firing or equipped for firing rapidly, especially at moving targets.

quick fire

noun

1. rapid continuous gunfire, esp at a moving target

adjective

1. Alsoquick-firing capable of or designed for quick fire
2. informal.
   rapid or following one another in rapid succession

   quick-fire questions

Word History and Origins

Origin of quick fire¹

First recorded in 1890–95

Origin of quick fire²

First recorded in 1890–95

Related Words

• accelerated
• brisk
• expeditious
• hasty
• hurried
• immediate
• prompt
• rapid
• swift