Subscriber login


Forgot your password?

Library card login

Other

firing line

Syllabification: (fir·ing line)
Translate firing line | into French | into Italian | into Spanish
Definition of firing line

noun

  • the line of positions from which gunfire is directed at targets.
  • the front line of troops in a battle.
  • a position where one is subject to criticism or blame because of one’s responsibilities or position:the referee in the firing line is an experienced official

firing line in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of firing line in the British & World English dictionary