"grazing fire" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} grazing fire (uncountable)
  1. (military) Gunfire approximately parallel to the ground and where the centre of the cone of fire does not rise above one metre from the ground. Wikipedia link: grazing fire Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-grazing_fire-en-noun-pDcVZZlh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: government, military, politics, war

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