firing line

English - Turkish

Definition of firing line in English Turkish dictionary: ateş hattı; (Askeri) ATEŞ HATTI: Askerlerin atış yapmak için sıralandıkları hat. Hedefli atış eğitiminde ateş hattı, askerlerin veya silahların yerleştirildiği hattır. Muharebede ateş hattı, silahların ateş açtıkları cephe hattıdır; ateş hattı/boyu
fire line: (Askeri) atış hattı
be in the firing line: (deyim) topun ağzında olmak
be in the firing line: (deyim) ateş hattında olmak

English - English

Definition of firing line in English English dictionary: The vanguard of an activity; The line from which soldiers fire their weapons at a target; especially the front line of troops in a battle; position at which troops are stationed to fire upon targets or the enemy; the line from which soldiers deliver fire; If you say that someone is in the firing line, you mean that they are being criticized, blamed, or attacked for something. Foreign banks are in the firing line too. in the firing line to be in a position or situation in which you can be attacked or blamed for something, often unfairly (be); If you are in the firing line in a conflict, you are in a position where someone is aiming their gun at you. Any hostages in the firing line would have been sacrificed; the most advanced and responsible group in an activity; "the firing line is where the action is"
fire line: A linear fire barrier that is scraped or dug to mineral soil
fire line: a zone along a fire's edge where there is little or no fuel available to the fire
fire line: A strip of land cleared of vegetation to stop the spread of a fire
fire line: A strategically located strip, where fuel has been reduced or modified; used to segregate, stop, or control the spread of fire
fire line: Cleared area extending down to mineral soil that surrounds a fire to prevent the fire from reaching fresh fuels (19)
fire line: Also often called a "control line," this includes line constructed by firefighters as well as natural barriers to fire such as rock outcroppings, roads, and streams or other waterbodies Crews construct fire lines by using shovels, pulaskis, rakes and chainsaws to clear the line of vegetation so that the fire will have nothing to burn when it arrives at that point
fire line: A linear fire barrier that is scraped or dug to mineral soil Direct fire line is located along the black of a fire's edge; indirect is located with unburned material between the fire line and the fire; parallel is fire line located across "fingers" of fire to connect and contain the fire via the shortest route
fire line: Cleared area extending down to mineral soil that surrounds a fire to prevent the fire from reaching fresh fuels