Definition of firing line in English:

firing line

noun

1The line of positions from which gunfire is directed at targets.
Example sentencesExamples
- After one person completes an entry for score, the other prepares their equipment, and they come back to the firing line, changing roles.
- After 18 months of hard use, I succeeded in knocking my electronic earmuffs onto the concrete pad of the firing line.
- With ‘passive’ ear protection, anyone wanting to converse on a firing line must lift up an ear muff or pull out an ear plug.
- Even with steady shooting, normal sounds are still heard without interruption, providing the shooter with maximum safety on the firing line.
- A few weeks ago, while at the range, I heard the thud my ear muffs made when they were knocked to the concrete firing line.
- The range features a spacious, brightly lit, climate-controlled firing line with 10 lanes.
- He stitched a long line of rounds across the firing line, emptying both clips.
- How many times had I qualified with my M - 16 and made sure the chamber was empty before leaving the firing line?
- Targets should be a safe distance from the firing line.
- They are a measured 72 yards from the firing line.
- That's because classes there were usually as large as 24 students and four or five instructors were needed to monitor the firing line.
- First, we moved the tower close to the firing line so that the range officer in charge could influence the firing line if a problem occurred.
- From where I was at the center of the range behind the firing line, I heard the late shot on my right, and turned in time to see a cloud of dust rising from his feet.
- It's better to have a friend hand you the rifle at the firing line with safety on, sometimes with a round chambered and sometimes empty.
- Try placing your body parallel to the firing line and practice engaging target from both sides of your body.
Synonyms
front line, vanguard, van, first line, battlefield, battleground, field of battle, combat zone
1. 1.1 The front line of troops in a battle.
  （战斗中部队的）射击线
  Example sentencesExamples
  The troops methodically march up to the firing line in columns and blast away at each other.
  In a time of war there tends to be more of a sense of national pride because British troops are in the firing line.
  We found ourselves chasing tanks whose crews decided to move from the staging area, past the ammunition point, and directly to the firing line without talking to the tower.
  In both world wars of the 20th century, dogs were also used to carry messages to and from the firing line, as they could move much faster than human runners and presented a smaller target to the enemy.
  Almost every one of these officers, and many others lost on the firing line were gentlemen officers.
  It speculates that the move was in order to get the troops out of the firing line should it decide to mount attacks on the country's nuclear facilities.
  As the bickering and trading continues in order to gain international support for military action, those near the firing line daren't risk waiting on a breakthrough.
  When their own generation was on the firing line, in Vietnam, both men ardently supported the war - but disdained to fight in it.
  Synonyms
  front line, vanguard, van, first line, battlefield, battleground, field of battle, combat zone
2A situation where one is subject to criticism or blame because of one's responsibilities or position.
挨批评（或受责备）的地位
the referee in the firing line is an experienced official
成为众矢之的的那位裁判是一位经验丰富的官员。
Example sentencesExamples
- Last week he had found himself in the firing line and accused of being anti-taxi drivers.
- Senior police officers will be in the firing line at a special meeting designed to let communities have their say on the way their neighbourhoods are policed.
- She said: ‘I don't know how to run a market and I would be very careful before supporting something that may put us in the firing line more than we should be.’
- Being in the firing line, of course, makes the fast-food chains do their best to fit in with the local culture, adapting the menu and the marketing to reflect local tastes and concerns.
- In the firing line is the museum's director, a former Financial Times journalist appointed in 2001.
- North Yorkshire's biggest newspaper today makes it clear that the area is not prepared to be placed in the firing line for what is an unproven, strategically dubious and highly contentious project.
- Those in the firing line initially are heavy smokers and those who don't take enough exercise, though how these conditions are defined and whether they might be extended is not clear.
- However, he claimed that this put journalists in the firing line, with governments keen to muzzle the press during times of crisis.
- Today, when the abuse begins, he will be in the firing line.
- The paper has previously been in the firing line of the government.
- It is a great shame that once again, council staff are in the firing line over sickness levels.
- She then realised, to her horror, that she might be first in the firing line for responses the next morning in a prearranged interview with Radio Scotland.
- The construction millionaire, however, will be spared partly because no other board member is currently ready to replace him in the firing line.
- Next in the firing line would be those who change their positions to make life easier on themselves.
- Scarborough Council has been in the firing line over the issue since Government inspectors criticised its record on recouping overpayments and investigating fraud.
- But in focusing on Africa, the government has put itself squarely in the firing line, raising public expectations that credible action will finally be taken to address Africa's continuing problems.
- Nothing ever happens, but one day it will and I'll either be in the firing line or get the blame.
- Amid the heat raised around stock transfer, tenants on the interim management committee have found themselves in the firing line.
- But sources say the report was one-sided, and responses from those in the firing line were almost totally ignored.
- But one of the activists in the firing line says they're a draconian attack on shareholder democracy.
Synonyms
position, formation, disposition, front, front line

Definition of firing line in US English:

firing line

nounˈfaɪ(ə)rɪŋ ˈˌlaɪnˈfī(ə)riNG ˈˌlīn

1The line of positions from which gunfire is directed at targets.
Example sentencesExamples
- From where I was at the center of the range behind the firing line, I heard the late shot on my right, and turned in time to see a cloud of dust rising from his feet.
- Try placing your body parallel to the firing line and practice engaging target from both sides of your body.
- They are a measured 72 yards from the firing line.
- A few weeks ago, while at the range, I heard the thud my ear muffs made when they were knocked to the concrete firing line.
- He stitched a long line of rounds across the firing line, emptying both clips.
- Even with steady shooting, normal sounds are still heard without interruption, providing the shooter with maximum safety on the firing line.
- First, we moved the tower close to the firing line so that the range officer in charge could influence the firing line if a problem occurred.
- That's because classes there were usually as large as 24 students and four or five instructors were needed to monitor the firing line.
- The range features a spacious, brightly lit, climate-controlled firing line with 10 lanes.
- How many times had I qualified with my M - 16 and made sure the chamber was empty before leaving the firing line?
- After one person completes an entry for score, the other prepares their equipment, and they come back to the firing line, changing roles.
- With ‘passive’ ear protection, anyone wanting to converse on a firing line must lift up an ear muff or pull out an ear plug.
- Targets should be a safe distance from the firing line.
- After 18 months of hard use, I succeeded in knocking my electronic earmuffs onto the concrete pad of the firing line.
- It's better to have a friend hand you the rifle at the firing line with safety on, sometimes with a round chambered and sometimes empty.
Synonyms
front line, vanguard, van, first line, battlefield, battleground, field of battle, combat zone
1. 1.1 The front line of troops in a battle.
  （战斗中部队的）射击线
  Example sentencesExamples
  Almost every one of these officers, and many others lost on the firing line were gentlemen officers.
  The troops methodically march up to the firing line in columns and blast away at each other.
  We found ourselves chasing tanks whose crews decided to move from the staging area, past the ammunition point, and directly to the firing line without talking to the tower.
  In both world wars of the 20th century, dogs were also used to carry messages to and from the firing line, as they could move much faster than human runners and presented a smaller target to the enemy.
  As the bickering and trading continues in order to gain international support for military action, those near the firing line daren't risk waiting on a breakthrough.
  It speculates that the move was in order to get the troops out of the firing line should it decide to mount attacks on the country's nuclear facilities.
  In a time of war there tends to be more of a sense of national pride because British troops are in the firing line.
  When their own generation was on the firing line, in Vietnam, both men ardently supported the war - but disdained to fight in it.
  Synonyms
  front line, vanguard, van, first line, battlefield, battleground, field of battle, combat zone
2A position where one is subject to criticism or blame because of one's responsibilities or position.
挨批评（或受责备）的地位
the referee in the firing line is an experienced official
成为众矢之的的那位裁判是一位经验丰富的官员。
Example sentencesExamples
- However, he claimed that this put journalists in the firing line, with governments keen to muzzle the press during times of crisis.
- Nothing ever happens, but one day it will and I'll either be in the firing line or get the blame.
- The paper has previously been in the firing line of the government.
- But sources say the report was one-sided, and responses from those in the firing line were almost totally ignored.
- It is a great shame that once again, council staff are in the firing line over sickness levels.
- Next in the firing line would be those who change their positions to make life easier on themselves.
- Those in the firing line initially are heavy smokers and those who don't take enough exercise, though how these conditions are defined and whether they might be extended is not clear.
- North Yorkshire's biggest newspaper today makes it clear that the area is not prepared to be placed in the firing line for what is an unproven, strategically dubious and highly contentious project.
- Scarborough Council has been in the firing line over the issue since Government inspectors criticised its record on recouping overpayments and investigating fraud.
- She said: ‘I don't know how to run a market and I would be very careful before supporting something that may put us in the firing line more than we should be.’
- Amid the heat raised around stock transfer, tenants on the interim management committee have found themselves in the firing line.
- But in focusing on Africa, the government has put itself squarely in the firing line, raising public expectations that credible action will finally be taken to address Africa's continuing problems.
- Senior police officers will be in the firing line at a special meeting designed to let communities have their say on the way their neighbourhoods are policed.
- Last week he had found himself in the firing line and accused of being anti-taxi drivers.
- She then realised, to her horror, that she might be first in the firing line for responses the next morning in a prearranged interview with Radio Scotland.
- Today, when the abuse begins, he will be in the firing line.
- The construction millionaire, however, will be spared partly because no other board member is currently ready to replace him in the firing line.
- Being in the firing line, of course, makes the fast-food chains do their best to fit in with the local culture, adapting the menu and the marketing to reflect local tastes and concerns.
- In the firing line is the museum's director, a former Financial Times journalist appointed in 2001.
- But one of the activists in the firing line says they're a draconian attack on shareholder democracy.
Synonyms
position, formation, disposition, front, front line

词汇	firing line
释义	Definition of firing line in English: firing line noun 1The line of positions from which gunfire is directed at targets. Example sentencesExamples After one person completes an entry for score, the other prepares their equipment, and they come back to the firing line, changing roles. After 18 months of hard use, I succeeded in knocking my electronic earmuffs onto the concrete pad of the firing line. With ‘passive’ ear protection, anyone wanting to converse on a firing line must lift up an ear muff or pull out an ear plug. Even with steady shooting, normal sounds are still heard without interruption, providing the shooter with maximum safety on the firing line. A few weeks ago, while at the range, I heard the thud my ear muffs made when they were knocked to the concrete firing line. The range features a spacious, brightly lit, climate-controlled firing line with 10 lanes. He stitched a long line of rounds across the firing line, emptying both clips. How many times had I qualified with my M - 16 and made sure the chamber was empty before leaving the firing line? Targets should be a safe distance from the firing line. They are a measured 72 yards from the firing line. That's because classes there were usually as large as 24 students and four or five instructors were needed to monitor the firing line. First, we moved the tower close to the firing line so that the range officer in charge could influence the firing line if a problem occurred. From where I was at the center of the range behind the firing line, I heard the late shot on my right, and turned in time to see a cloud of dust rising from his feet. It's better to have a friend hand you the rifle at the firing line with safety on, sometimes with a round chambered and sometimes empty. Try placing your body parallel to the firing line and practice engaging target from both sides of your body. Synonyms front line, vanguard, van, first line, battlefield, battleground, field of battle, combat zone 1.1 The front line of troops in a battle. （战斗中部队的）射击线 Example sentencesExamples The troops methodically march up to the firing line in columns and blast away at each other. In a time of war there tends to be more of a sense of national pride because British troops are in the firing line. We found ourselves chasing tanks whose crews decided to move from the staging area, past the ammunition point, and directly to the firing line without talking to the tower. In both world wars of the 20th century, dogs were also used to carry messages to and from the firing line, as they could move much faster than human runners and presented a smaller target to the enemy. Almost every one of these officers, and many others lost on the firing line were gentlemen officers. It speculates that the move was in order to get the troops out of the firing line should it decide to mount attacks on the country's nuclear facilities. As the bickering and trading continues in order to gain international support for military action, those near the firing line daren't risk waiting on a breakthrough. When their own generation was on the firing line, in Vietnam, both men ardently supported the war - but disdained to fight in it. Synonyms front line, vanguard, van, first line, battlefield, battleground, field of battle, combat zone 2A situation where one is subject to criticism or blame because of one's responsibilities or position. 挨批评（或受责备）的地位 the referee in the firing line is an experienced official 成为众矢之的的那位裁判是一位经验丰富的官员。 Example sentencesExamples Last week he had found himself in the firing line and accused of being anti-taxi drivers. Senior police officers will be in the firing line at a special meeting designed to let communities have their say on the way their neighbourhoods are policed. She said: ‘I don't know how to run a market and I would be very careful before supporting something that may put us in the firing line more than we should be.’ Being in the firing line, of course, makes the fast-food chains do their best to fit in with the local culture, adapting the menu and the marketing to reflect local tastes and concerns. In the firing line is the museum's director, a former Financial Times journalist appointed in 2001. North Yorkshire's biggest newspaper today makes it clear that the area is not prepared to be placed in the firing line for what is an unproven, strategically dubious and highly contentious project. Those in the firing line initially are heavy smokers and those who don't take enough exercise, though how these conditions are defined and whether they might be extended is not clear. However, he claimed that this put journalists in the firing line, with governments keen to muzzle the press during times of crisis. Today, when the abuse begins, he will be in the firing line. The paper has previously been in the firing line of the government. It is a great shame that once again, council staff are in the firing line over sickness levels. She then realised, to her horror, that she might be first in the firing line for responses the next morning in a prearranged interview with Radio Scotland. The construction millionaire, however, will be spared partly because no other board member is currently ready to replace him in the firing line. Next in the firing line would be those who change their positions to make life easier on themselves. Scarborough Council has been in the firing line over the issue since Government inspectors criticised its record on recouping overpayments and investigating fraud. But in focusing on Africa, the government has put itself squarely in the firing line, raising public expectations that credible action will finally be taken to address Africa's continuing problems. Nothing ever happens, but one day it will and I'll either be in the firing line or get the blame. Amid the heat raised around stock transfer, tenants on the interim management committee have found themselves in the firing line. But sources say the report was one-sided, and responses from those in the firing line were almost totally ignored. But one of the activists in the firing line says they're a draconian attack on shareholder democracy. Synonyms position, formation, disposition, front, front line Definition of firing line in US English: firing line nounˈfaɪ(ə)rɪŋ ˈˌlaɪnˈfī(ə)riNG ˈˌlīn 1The line of positions from which gunfire is directed at targets. Example sentencesExamples From where I was at the center of the range behind the firing line, I heard the late shot on my right, and turned in time to see a cloud of dust rising from his feet. Try placing your body parallel to the firing line and practice engaging target from both sides of your body. They are a measured 72 yards from the firing line. A few weeks ago, while at the range, I heard the thud my ear muffs made when they were knocked to the concrete firing line. He stitched a long line of rounds across the firing line, emptying both clips. Even with steady shooting, normal sounds are still heard without interruption, providing the shooter with maximum safety on the firing line. First, we moved the tower close to the firing line so that the range officer in charge could influence the firing line if a problem occurred. That's because classes there were usually as large as 24 students and four or five instructors were needed to monitor the firing line. The range features a spacious, brightly lit, climate-controlled firing line with 10 lanes. How many times had I qualified with my M - 16 and made sure the chamber was empty before leaving the firing line? After one person completes an entry for score, the other prepares their equipment, and they come back to the firing line, changing roles. With ‘passive’ ear protection, anyone wanting to converse on a firing line must lift up an ear muff or pull out an ear plug. Targets should be a safe distance from the firing line. After 18 months of hard use, I succeeded in knocking my electronic earmuffs onto the concrete pad of the firing line. It's better to have a friend hand you the rifle at the firing line with safety on, sometimes with a round chambered and sometimes empty. Synonyms front line, vanguard, van, first line, battlefield, battleground, field of battle, combat zone 1.1 The front line of troops in a battle. （战斗中部队的）射击线 Example sentencesExamples Almost every one of these officers, and many others lost on the firing line were gentlemen officers. The troops methodically march up to the firing line in columns and blast away at each other. We found ourselves chasing tanks whose crews decided to move from the staging area, past the ammunition point, and directly to the firing line without talking to the tower. In both world wars of the 20th century, dogs were also used to carry messages to and from the firing line, as they could move much faster than human runners and presented a smaller target to the enemy. As the bickering and trading continues in order to gain international support for military action, those near the firing line daren't risk waiting on a breakthrough. It speculates that the move was in order to get the troops out of the firing line should it decide to mount attacks on the country's nuclear facilities. In a time of war there tends to be more of a sense of national pride because British troops are in the firing line. When their own generation was on the firing line, in Vietnam, both men ardently supported the war - but disdained to fight in it. Synonyms front line, vanguard, van, first line, battlefield, battleground, field of battle, combat zone 2A position where one is subject to criticism or blame because of one's responsibilities or position. 挨批评（或受责备）的地位 the referee in the firing line is an experienced official 成为众矢之的的那位裁判是一位经验丰富的官员。 Example sentencesExamples However, he claimed that this put journalists in the firing line, with governments keen to muzzle the press during times of crisis. Nothing ever happens, but one day it will and I'll either be in the firing line or get the blame. The paper has previously been in the firing line of the government. But sources say the report was one-sided, and responses from those in the firing line were almost totally ignored. It is a great shame that once again, council staff are in the firing line over sickness levels. Next in the firing line would be those who change their positions to make life easier on themselves. Those in the firing line initially are heavy smokers and those who don't take enough exercise, though how these conditions are defined and whether they might be extended is not clear. North Yorkshire's biggest newspaper today makes it clear that the area is not prepared to be placed in the firing line for what is an unproven, strategically dubious and highly contentious project. Scarborough Council has been in the firing line over the issue since Government inspectors criticised its record on recouping overpayments and investigating fraud. She said: ‘I don't know how to run a market and I would be very careful before supporting something that may put us in the firing line more than we should be.’ Amid the heat raised around stock transfer, tenants on the interim management committee have found themselves in the firing line. But in focusing on Africa, the government has put itself squarely in the firing line, raising public expectations that credible action will finally be taken to address Africa's continuing problems. Senior police officers will be in the firing line at a special meeting designed to let communities have their say on the way their neighbourhoods are policed. Last week he had found himself in the firing line and accused of being anti-taxi drivers. She then realised, to her horror, that she might be first in the firing line for responses the next morning in a prearranged interview with Radio Scotland. Today, when the abuse begins, he will be in the firing line. The construction millionaire, however, will be spared partly because no other board member is currently ready to replace him in the firing line. Being in the firing line, of course, makes the fast-food chains do their best to fit in with the local culture, adapting the menu and the marketing to reflect local tastes and concerns. In the firing line is the museum's director, a former Financial Times journalist appointed in 2001. But one of the activists in the firing line says they're a draconian attack on shareholder democracy. Synonyms position, formation, disposition, front, front line
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