| 单词 | fire support |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfire support fire support n. Military gunfire cover provided for ground or naval forces in a military operation by their own artillery or air support. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > hostilities in the air > [noun] > air protection of military operation fire support1896 air cover1941 society > armed hostility > military operations > distribution of troops > [noun] > supporting support1749 fire support1896 air support1917 1896 Athenæum 29 Aug. 281/2 Some officers are of opinion that a battery of machine guns attached to cavalry would afford all the fire support that is needed. 1967 Time 12 May 88/3 Decked out with bolt-on guns and rocket launchers, the shaking, rattling and rolling choppers are less than perfect for close-in fire support. 2003 A. Swofford Jarhead 194 The battalion refuses to supply fire support for our mission. No air, no arty, no mortars, not even a goddamn .50-caliber machine gun sitting on a ridge. < as lemmas |
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