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- Dictionaryfiring/ˈfʌɪərɪŋ/
noun
- 1. the action of setting fire to something: "the deliberate firing of 600 oil wells"
- 2. the discharging of a gun or other weapon: "the prolonged firing caused heavy losses"
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1. : the act or process of one that fires. 2. : the process of maturing ceramic products by the application of heat. Synonyms. blasting. discharge. shot. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of firing in a Sentence. found a flaw in the gun's firing.
1. (Ceramics) the process of baking ceramics, etc, in a kiln or furnace: a second firing. 2. the act of stoking a fire or furnace. 3. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a discharge of a firearm. 4. something used as fuel, such as coal or wood. 5. (Botany) US a scorching of plants, as a result of disease, drought, or heat.
the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target. the simultaneous firing of all the armament on one side of a warship. fire delivered on a specific target in response to a request from the supported unit.
the act of stoking a fire or furnace. a discharge of a firearm. something used as fuel, such as coal or wood. a scorching of plants, as a result of disease, drought, or heat.
noun. 1. the process of baking ceramics, etc, in a kiln or furnace. a second firing. 2. the act of stoking a fire or furnace. 3. a discharge of a firearm. 4. something used as fuel, such as coal or wood. 5. US. a scorching of plants, as a result of disease, drought, or heat. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
Definition of firing noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Firing definition: The process of applying fire or heat, as in the hardening or glazing of ceramics.
fire (fīə r), n., v., fired, fir•ing. n. a state, process, or instance of combustion in which fuel or other material is ignited and combined with oxygen, giving off light, heat, and flame. a burning mass of material, as on a hearth or in a furnace. the destructive burning of a building, town, forest, etc.;
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