line of fire

Noun

Meaning

the path of a missile discharged from a firearm

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

battlefront front line line of sight flight path firing line field of fire firing range in the crosshairs radius of action gun line target line confrontation line firing position heat off track one
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Hypernyms

route path itinerary

Examples

I didn't know whether to run from my seat...I was in the line of fire. My desk is now a crime scene. Nicole Lapin

A huge no man's land was cleared to provide a clear line of fire at fleeing refugees. citation Immediate effects US President John F. Kennedy visiting the Berlin Wall on 26 June 1963. Source: Internet

Fayyad has also dealt with terrible personal news while waiting on his visa: his aunt’s house was bombed in Syria and his childhood home was also in the line of fire, per Nat Geo. Source: Internet

The main parts to the matchlock firing mechanism are the pan, match, arm and trigger. citation A benefit of the pan and arm swivel being moved to the side of the gun was it gave a clear line of fire. Source: Internet

Either Israeli snipers are really, really bad at their job or the Palestinians, as suggested in that report, are throwing themselves into the line of fire. Source: Internet

A wounded Syrian civilian shot in the stomach tries to escape the line of fire after he was targeted by a Syrian army sniper while walking near the frontline in the Bustan al-Qasr neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria, Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

line of engagement line of equal disturbance of sea level line of fate line of flight line of force line of fortifications