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Covering fire   /kˈəvərɪŋ fˈaɪər/   Listen
Covering fire

noun
1.
Fire that makes it difficult for the enemy to fire on your own individuals or formations.  Synonym: cover.





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"Covering fire" Quotes from Famous Books



... fire of the Mississippi rifles. It looked like certain death, but four entire regiments came forward at once. They entered the boats, which promptly pulled for the right bank, and the great batteries at once opened a covering fire. ...
— The Star of Gettysburg - A Story of Southern High Tide • Joseph A. Altsheler


Words linked to "Covering fire" :   firing, fire


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