Firing

  • 71firing mechanism — sprogdinimo grandinė statusas T sritis Gynyba apibrėžtis Sausumos operacijų metu – elektros grandinė ir(ar) pirotechnikos sistema pagrindiniam užtaisui minoje susprogdinti. atitikmenys: angl. firing circuit; firing mechanism pranc. circuit de… …

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  • 72firing off — noun the act of discharging a gun • Syn: ↑discharge, ↑firing • Derivationally related forms: ↑fire (for: ↑firing), ↑discharge (for: ↑ …

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  • 73firing point — noun : a position (as on a firing line) from which a weapon is fired * * * firing point noun The temperature at which a flammable oil catches fire spontaneously • • • Main Entry: ↑fire …

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  • 74firing glass — a drinking glass of the 18th century having a conical, rounded body on a thick stem and a heavy spreading foot. Also called hammering glass. [1900 05] * * * firing glass, a wineglass made in England and elsewhere from 1740 to 1800 which had a… …

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  • 75firing area — In a sweeper sweep combination it is the horizontal area at the depth of a particular mine in which the mine will detonate. The firing area has exactly the same dimensions as the interception area but will lie astern of it unless the mine… …

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  • 76firing chart — Map, photo map, or grid sheet showing the relative horizontal and vertical positions of batteries, base points, base point lines, check points, targets, and other details needed in preparing firing data …

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  • 77firing circuit — 1. In land operations, an electrical circuit and/or pyrotechnic loop designed to detonate connected charges from a firing point. 2. In naval mine warfare, that part of a mine circuit which either completes the detonator circuit or operates a ship …

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  • 78firing mechanism — See firing circuit …

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  • 79firing point — That point in the firing circuit where the device employed to initiate the detonation of the charges is located. Also called FP …

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  • 80firing line — noun Date: 1881 1. a line from which fire is delivered against a target 2. the forefront of an activity used especially in the phrase on the firing line …

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