firing line

Noun

Meaning

the most advanced and responsible group in an activity

the line from which soldiers deliver fire

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

van vanguard front battlefield battleground battlefront front line combat zone frontline line of fire trenches field of battle enemy line gun line target line
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Antonyms

place of safety

Hypernyms

class line stratum social class socio-economic class

Examples

the firing line is where the action is Source: Internet

He laid into the Whigs as freebooters, swindlers and conmen but Peel's own Free Trade policies were directly in the firing line. Source: Internet

For religious ultra-conservatives, including Salafi minorities in non-Muslim nations who are in the firing line because of their refusal to adopt to Western habits like men shaking the hand of women, the virus is likely to reap benefits. Source: Internet

'Boeing, Caterpillar and 3M are weaker today as traders are anticipating a reaction from China, as the sectors these companies are in could be in the firing line.' Source: Internet

It’s almost like the drugs trade, except they’re the mules but now they’re in the firing line.” Source: Internet

Osborne thinks Lolita Gold will be right in the firing line late. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

firing exercises firing iron firing mechanism firing mechanism component firing of employees