SUPPRESSIVE FIRE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Fire on or about a weapon system to degrade its performance below what is needed to fulfill its mission objectives

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("suppressive fire" is a kind of...):

fire; firing (the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy)

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