Meaning Of The Word Line of fire

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Line of fire Meaning

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Line of fire Definition

What's The Definition Of Line of fire?

line of fire
phrase: If you are in the line of fire, you are in a position where someone is aiming their gun at you. If you move into their line of fire, you move into a position between them and the thing they were aiming at.

line of fire in British English
the course of a bullet, shell, etc. that has been, or is to be, fired
noun: the flight path of a missile discharged or to be discharged from a firearm
noun: the straight horizontal line from the muzzle of a weapon in the direction of the axis of the bore, just prior to firing

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