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field of fire

American  

noun

  1. the area covered by a weapon or group of weapons firing from a given position.

field of fire British  

noun

  1. the area that a weapon or group of weapons can cover with fire from a given position

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"I was praying for a clear field of fire."

From Time Magazine Archive

All, however, offer a clear field of fire back to the east.

From Time Magazine Archive

But the Grants had a serious fault: their main guns' limited field of fire.

From Time Magazine Archive

Noon Second surf is at a funky little right wedge that breaks in about six inches of water over a field of fire coral.

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The arrow slits were cut through the thick walls in angled pairs so that two archers side by side would have a full field of fire.

From The Saracen: Land of the Infidel by Shea, Robert

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