"indirect fire" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} indirect fire (uncountable)
  1. The aiming and firing of a projectile without relying on a direct line of sight between the weapon and its target, especially at either very close ranges (such as mortar fire) or very far ranges (up to the limits of artillery range); the trajectories involved are steeper. Wikipedia link: indirect fire Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-indirect_fire-en-noun-PgpKgUMd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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