"firing point" meaning in All languages combined

See firing point on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: firing points [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} firing point (plural firing points)
  1. (military) A prepared fighting position from which infantry can defend territory with minimal exposure to return fire. Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-firing_point-en-noun-lt9VPd7- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 77 23 Topics: government, military, politics, war
  2. The temperature at which a flammable oil will catch fire spontaneously.
    Sense id: en-firing_point-en-noun-9T1XEm1Y

Inflected forms

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