Definition of firing

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Firing (n.) The act of disharging firearms.

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Plunger :: Plunger (n.) The firing pin of a breechloader.
Lunt :: Lunt (n.) The match cord formerly used in firing cannon.
Breastheight :: Breastheight (n.) The interior slope of a fortification, against which the garrison lean in firing..
Gunshot :: Gunshot (n.) Act of firing a gun; a shot.
Mouse :: Mouse (n.) A match used in firing guns or blasting.
Matross :: Matross (n.) Formerly, in the British service, a gunner or a gunner's mate; one of the soldiers in a train of artillery, who assisted the gunners in loading, firing, and sponging the guns..
Firing :: Firing (n.) The mode of introducing fuel into the furnace and working it.
Lead :: Lead (v. t.) To cover, fill, or affect with lead; as, continuous firing leads the grooves of a rifle..
Fire :: Fire (n.) The discharge of firearms; firing; as, the troops were exposed to a heavy fire..
Feu De Joie :: Feu de joie () A fire kindled in a public place in token of joy; a bonfire; a firing of guns in token of joy.
Artilleryman :: Artilleryman (n.) A man who manages, or assists in managing, a large gun in firing..
Foul :: Foul (v. i.) To become clogged with burnt powder in the process of firing, as a gun..
Foul :: Foul (superl.) Covered with, or containing, extraneous matter which is injurious, noxious, offensive, or obstructive; filthy; dirty; not clean; polluted; nasty; defiled; as, a foul cloth; foul hands; a foul chimney; foul air; a ship's bottom is foul when overgrown with barnacles; a gun becomes foul from repeated firing; a well is foul with polluted water..
Gutter :: Gutter (n.) Any narrow channel or groove; as, a gutter formed by erosion in the vent of a gun from repeated firing..
Matchlock :: Matchlock (n.) An old form of gunlock containing a match for firing the priming; hence, a musket fired by means of a match..
Firing :: Firing (n.) The act of disharging firearms.
Firing :: Firing (n.) The process of partly vitrifying pottery by exposing it to intense heat in a kiln.
Ricochet :: Ricochet (v. t.) To operate upon by ricochet firing. See Ricochet, n..
Seven-shooter :: Seven-shooter (n.) A firearm, esp. a pistol, with seven barrels or chambers for cartridges, or one capable of firing seven shots without reloading..
Hovel :: Hovel (n.) A large conical brick structure around which the firing kilns are grouped.
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