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Enfilade :: Enfilade (n.) A firing in the direction of the length of a trench, or a line of parapet or troops, etc.; a raking fire..

Hovel :: Hovel (n.) A large conical brick structure around which the firing kilns are grouped.

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..

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.

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..

Ricochet :: Ricochet (v. t.) To operate upon by ricochet firing. See Ricochet, n..

Plunger :: Plunger (n.) The firing pin of a breechloader.

Fuel :: Fuel (v. t.) To store or furnish with fuel or firing.

Firing :: Firing (n.) The act of disharging firearms.

Murdress :: Murdress (n.) A battlement in ancient fortifications with interstices for firing through.

Artilleryman :: Artilleryman (n.) A man who manages, or assists in managing, a large gun in firing..

Heel :: Heel (n.) In a small arm, the corner of the but which is upwards in the firing position..

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..

Touch-paper :: Touch-paper (n.) Paper steeped in saltpeter, which burns slowly, and is used as a match for firing gunpowder, and the like..

Quadrate :: Quadrate (v. t.) To adjust (a gun) on its carriage; also, to train (a gun) for horizontal firing..

Gutter :: Gutter (n.) Any narrow channel or groove; as, a gutter formed by erosion in the vent of a gun from repeated firing..

Monk :: Monk (n.) A piece of tinder made of agaric, used in firing the powder hose or train of a mine..

Cock :: Cock (v. t.) To draw the hammer of (a firearm) fully back and set it for firing.

Firing :: Firing (n.) The process of partly vitrifying pottery by exposing it to intense heat in a kiln.

Lead :: Lead (v. t.) To cover, fill, or affect with lead; as, continuous firing leads the grooves of a rifle..

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