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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

psychological feature go
a feature of the mental life of a living organism

event go
something that happens at a given place and time

act, deed, human action, human activity go
something that people do or cause to happen

activity go
any specific behavior

operation, military operation go
activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign)

attack, onslaught, onset, onrush go
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)

firing, fire
the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy

noun.act

30 Subcategories

antiaircraft fire go
firing at enemy aircraft
battery, bombardment, barrage, barrage fire, shelling go
the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target
broadside go
the simultaneous firing of all the armament on one side of a warship
burst, volley, fusillade, salvo go
rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms
call fire go
fire delivered on a specific target in response to a request from the supported unit
cover, covering fire go
fire that makes it difficult for the enemy to fire on your own individuals or formations
concentrated fire, massed fire go
fire from two or more weapons directed at a single target or area (as fire by batteries of two or more warships)
counterfire go
fire intended to neutralize or destroy enemy weapons
counterpreparation fire go
intensive prearranged fire delivered when the immanence of enemy attack is discovered
crossfire go
fire from two or more points so that the lines of fire cross
destruction fire go
fire delivered for the sole purpose of destroying material objects
direct fire go
fire delivered on a target that is visible to the person aiming it
distributed fire go
fire dispersed so as to engage effectively an area target
fratricide, friendly fire go
fire that injures or kills an ally
hostile fire go
fire that injures or kills an enemy
grazing fire go
fire approximately parallel to the ground
harassing fire go
fire designed to disturb the rest of enemy troops and to curtail movement and to lower enemy morale
indirect fire go
fire delivered on a target that is not itself used as the point of aim for the weapons
interdiction fire go
fire directed to an area to prevent the enemy from using that area
neutralization fire go
fire that is delivered in order to render the target ineffective or unusable
observed fire go
fire for which the point of impact (the burst) can be seen by an observer
preparation fire go
fire delivered on a target in preparation for an assault
radar fire go
gunfire aimed a target that is being tracked by radar
registration fire go
fire delivered to obtain accurate data for subsequent effective engagement of targets
scheduled fire go
prearranged fire delivered at a predetermined time
searching fire go
fire distributed in depth by successive changes in the elevation of the gun
supporting fire go
fire delivered by supporting units to protect or assist a unit in combat
suppressive fire go
fire on or about a weapon system to degrade its performance below what is needed to fulfill its mission objectives
unobserved fire go
fire for which the point of impact (the bursts) cannot be observed
artillery fire, cannon fire go
fire delivered by artillery