firing linen.

Brit.

/ˈfʌɪərɪŋ lʌɪn/, U.S.

/ˈfaɪ(ə)rɪŋ ˌlaɪn/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: firing n., line n.²

Etymology: < firing n. + line n.²

1. Mining. A line or cable used to initiate an explosion at a distance; a long fuse.

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society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > material for igniting > [noun] > fuse

fuse1647

slow match1651

touch string1809

firing line1839

blasting-fuse1881

mote1881

German1883

1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 983 This very rude and dangerous mode of exploding the inflammable gas is still practised, in a few mines, under the name of the firing line.

1899 Trans. Inst. Mining Engineers 1898–9 16 133 To fire with this exploder, connect up the firing-line to the terminals..and slide the bar, G, upwards.

2013 B. Maidl et al. Handbk. Tunnel Engin. I. v. 238 The firing line runs to a safe place where the blasting machine is placed.

a. On a firing range, etc.: the line from which guns are fired at targets.

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society > armed hostility > drill or training > [noun] > weapon-training > firing practice > place for firing practice

firing line1854

rifle range1857

range1873

shooting-range1908

firing range2004

1854 J. Boucher Volunteer Rifleman, & Rifle iv. 26 On the first number being called, the gentleman will ‘shoulder arms’ and advance to the firing line.

1914 Forest & Stream 4 Apr. 449/2 The shooters on the firing line had excellent sport. The prizes were well distributed.

1955 Boys' Life Jan. 51/3 Doors must not open into the room so that people might accidentally walk between the firing line and the target.

2013 T. Pynchon Bleeding Edge xxvi. 275 Twenty minutes later she's..on the firing line in goggles, earplugs, and head muffs.., blasting away.

b. The front line of troops in a battle.

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society > armed hostility > armed encounter > battlefield > [noun] > front or front line

edge1535

front1665

firing line1859

Eastern Front1914

Western Front1914

line1916

second front1941

warfront1950

society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > part of army by position > [noun] > van or front

forerunnerseOE

vantward1297

formerward13..

forme-ward13..

vamward1338

fronta1375

pointa1382

frontier?a1400

vawarda1400

forayc1425

avantwardc1440

avant-garde1470

vanward1476

vantguard1485

vanguard1487

foreward1490

forefront1513

foremen1577

forefight?1611

vaunta1616

van1633

first line1663

front line1677

firing line1859

1859 New Amer. Cycl. II. 135/1 The slow advance of the firing-line decided his battles.

1881 Daily Tel. 6 May 2 General Stewart was obliged to put every reserve man into the firing line.

1910 Pearson's Mag. Oct. 423/1 This ‘reserve’ was sent for, ammunitioned, provisioned and rushed up into the firing line.

1915 R. Leighton Let. 1 May in V. Brittain et al. Lett. Lost Generation (2012) 128 We are at present about 10 miles from the firing line—farther than I've been for a long time.

2002 B. B. Watson Far Eastern Tour ix. 142 Soldiers in the rear seldom ate prepackaged combat rations, whereas men in the firing line often subsisted on them for extended periods.

c. figurative. A position of prominence in which a person or thing is liable to unfavourable scrutiny or censure. Esp. in on the firing line, in the firing line.In later use, esp. in in the firing line, probably influenced by sense 2d.

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1899 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Jrnl. 28 June 1/5 Teddy Roosvelt [sic] was on the firing line for a while this forenoon... He put on the ‘dunce cap’ of the Press Club..and gave the ‘glad hand’ to a hundred newspaper men.

1925 Cent. Mag. Jan. 391/2 Now it will be possible for business men to get additional training without leaving what they call the ‘firing line’.

1974 Financial Times 13 Mar. 28/2 Retailers..have been in the firing line recently, facing accusations of excess profits.

2004 Farmers Guardian (Nexis) 7 May 2 The European Commission has announced details of its latest clawback from member states..and the UK is in the firing line.

d. The notional line corresponding to the direction in which a gun is aimed; the (potential) path of gunfire, a missile, etc.; = line of fire at line n.² 11a.

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society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > discharge of firearms > [noun] > line of fire

line of fire1859

firing line1918

1918 Scribner's Mag. Aug. 196/1 [The house at] Mareiul is out of the question now,..as it is directly in the firing-line of the big gun, and the other day a shell fell just outside of our garden.

1961 F. Mayer Web of Hate xvii. 139 We had mined the approaches to the house and taken away the rubble so that we had a clear firing line.

1990 D. McCullin Unreasonable Behaviour (1992) 54 Some shots [with a camera] I took when I was in the direct firing line of snipers.

2002 M. Chown Universe Next Door ii. 16 ‘Okay, I'm ready,’ says the man, stepping into the machine gun's firing line. The woman hesitates.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	firing line
释义	firing linen. Brit. /ˈfʌɪərɪŋ lʌɪn/, U.S. /ˈfaɪ(ə)rɪŋ ˌlaɪn/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: firing n., line n.² Etymology: < firing n. + line n.² 1. Mining. A line or cable used to initiate an explosion at a distance; a long fuse. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > material for igniting > [noun] > fuse fuse1647 slow match1651 touch string1809 firing line1839 blasting-fuse1881 mote1881 German1883 1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 983 This very rude and dangerous mode of exploding the inflammable gas is still practised, in a few mines, under the name of the firing line. 1899 Trans. Inst. Mining Engineers 1898–9 16 133 To fire with this exploder, connect up the firing-line to the terminals..and slide the bar, G, upwards. 2013 B. Maidl et al. Handbk. Tunnel Engin. I. v. 238 The firing line runs to a safe place where the blasting machine is placed. 2. a. On a firing range, etc.: the line from which guns are fired at targets. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > drill or training > [noun] > weapon-training > firing practice > place for firing practice firing line1854 rifle range1857 range1873 shooting-range1908 firing range2004 1854 J. Boucher Volunteer Rifleman, & Rifle iv. 26 On the first number being called, the gentleman will ‘shoulder arms’ and advance to the firing line. 1914 Forest & Stream 4 Apr. 449/2 The shooters on the firing line had excellent sport. The prizes were well distributed. 1955 Boys' Life Jan. 51/3 Doors must not open into the room so that people might accidentally walk between the firing line and the target. 2013 T. Pynchon Bleeding Edge xxvi. 275 Twenty minutes later she's..on the firing line in goggles, earplugs, and head muffs.., blasting away. b. The front line of troops in a battle. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > armed encounter > battlefield > [noun] > front or front line edge1535 front1665 firing line1859 Eastern Front1914 Western Front1914 line1916 second front1941 warfront1950 society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > part of army by position > [noun] > van or front forerunnerseOE vantward1297 formerward13.. forme-ward13.. vamward1338 fronta1375 pointa1382 frontier?a1400 vawarda1400 forayc1425 avantwardc1440 avant-garde1470 vanward1476 vantguard1485 vanguard1487 foreward1490 forefront1513 foremen1577 forefight?1611 vaunta1616 van1633 first line1663 front line1677 firing line1859 1859 New Amer. Cycl. II. 135/1 The slow advance of the firing-line decided his battles. 1881 Daily Tel. 6 May 2 General Stewart was obliged to put every reserve man into the firing line. 1910 Pearson's Mag. Oct. 423/1 This ‘reserve’ was sent for, ammunitioned, provisioned and rushed up into the firing line. 1915 R. Leighton Let. 1 May in V. Brittain et al. Lett. Lost Generation (2012) 128 We are at present about 10 miles from the firing line—farther than I've been for a long time. 2002 B. B. Watson Far Eastern Tour ix. 142 Soldiers in the rear seldom ate prepackaged combat rations, whereas men in the firing line often subsisted on them for extended periods. c. figurative. A position of prominence in which a person or thing is liable to unfavourable scrutiny or censure. Esp. in on the firing line, in the firing line.In later use, esp. in in the firing line, probably influenced by sense 2d. ΚΠ 1899 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Jrnl. 28 June 1/5 Teddy Roosvelt [sic] was on the firing line for a while this forenoon... He put on the ‘dunce cap’ of the Press Club..and gave the ‘glad hand’ to a hundred newspaper men. 1925 Cent. Mag. Jan. 391/2 Now it will be possible for business men to get additional training without leaving what they call the ‘firing line’. 1974 Financial Times 13 Mar. 28/2 Retailers..have been in the firing line recently, facing accusations of excess profits. 2004 Farmers Guardian (Nexis) 7 May 2 The European Commission has announced details of its latest clawback from member states..and the UK is in the firing line. d. The notional line corresponding to the direction in which a gun is aimed; the (potential) path of gunfire, a missile, etc.; = line of fire at line n.² 11a. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > discharge of firearms > [noun] > line of fire line of fire1859 firing line1918 1918 Scribner's Mag. Aug. 196/1 [The house at] Mareiul is out of the question now,..as it is directly in the firing-line of the big gun, and the other day a shell fell just outside of our garden. 1961 F. Mayer Web of Hate xvii. 139 We had mined the approaches to the house and taken away the rubble so that we had a clear firing line. 1990 D. McCullin Unreasonable Behaviour (1992) 54 Some shots [with a camera] I took when I was in the direct firing line of snipers. 2002 M. Chown Universe Next Door ii. 16 ‘Okay, I'm ready,’ says the man, stepping into the machine gun's firing line. The woman hesitates. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1839
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