| 单词 | firing position |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfiring position firing position n. (a) the position in which a gun is held in order to fire it correctly; (b) a position from which a person fires a gun. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > discharge of firearms > [noun] > position of gun in firing range1669 firing position1802 port1833 1802 C. James New Mil. Dict. at Sling The musquet being released from these restraints,..the whole is carried with very little assistance from either hand, and is instantly brought to a firing position. 1805 T. O'Neill Treat. Eighteen Manœuvres 60 The centre rank man..regains his firing position by placing his left foot a moderate pace to the left. 1922 Encycl. Brit. XXXI. 1184/1 The recuperator returns the gun to the firing position after it has come to rest under the action of the recoil resistance. 2010 Vancouver Province (Nexis) 9 May (Final ed.) a26 (caption) A Canadian soldier takes up a firing position in a Taliban-ridden area. < as lemmas |
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