Groundfire
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Gunfire directed at aircraft from the ground. uncountable
"Mr. Chaika described the old approach, before Chechnya’s airport was sacked: the plane would circle high over Grozny, and then descend in a harrowing corkscrew, hoping to dodge groundfire."
Example
More examples"Mr. Chaika described the old approach, before Chechnya’s airport was sacked: the plane would circle high over Grozny, and then descend in a harrowing corkscrew, hoping to dodge groundfire."
Etymology
From ground + fire.
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