"field of fire" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fields of fire [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|fields of fire}} field of fire (plural fields of fire)
  1. The area that a projectile weapon (or group of weapons) can reach from a given position. Wikipedia link: field of fire Translations (Translations): campo de tiro [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-field_of_fire-en-noun-F1YUrXJX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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