groundfire
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of groundfire
Example Sentences
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“After a groundfire incident in the desert during the Iraq war invasion, I made a mistake in recalling the events of 12 years ago,” he said.
From Washington Post • Feb. 4, 2015
Said one, who had spent weeks darting through thunderstorms and skirting mountain peaks and groundfire from the Communist Pathet Lao: "My luck's beginning to run a little thin."
From Time Magazine Archive
Because its Hueys were being hit by groundfire, Bell developed an armor-plated HueyCobra with a turbine engine, is hoping for Pentagon approval.
From Time Magazine Archive
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