firing position

collocation in English

meaningsoffiringandposition

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firing
noun[C]
uk
/ˈfaɪə.rɪŋ/us
/ˈfaɪ.rɪŋ/
mainly US
an act of removing someone from ...
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position
noun
uk
/pəˈzɪʃ.ən/us
/pəˈzɪʃ.ən/
the place where something or someone is, often in relation to ...
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(Definition offiringandpositionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffiring position

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The soldiers, maintaining thefiringposition, forced us to retreat.
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In afiringposition, the loader was in a narrow space about three feet in diameter.
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It leavesfiringpositionwithin 30 seconds.
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The barrel is then raised to thefiringposition.
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It takes 2 minutes to go fromfiringpositionto travelling position and 1.5 minutes to go from travelling position tofiringposition.
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When released, the decocker levers return to their normalfiringposition.
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After loading, the assembly is tilted back intofiringpositionand locked closed.
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The first two switches control how long the bolt remains in thefiringposition.
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She launched four torpedoes at the lead ship before losingfiringposition.
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When deployed in thefiringposition, the four main roadwheels are raised clear of the ground.
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This also caused the folding trigger to drop down from the frame intofiringposition.
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The stored energy of the compressed spring then drives the bolt back forward intofiringposition.
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The bolt also moves forward, sealing the breech, and bringing the paintball into thefiringposition.
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Once infiringposition, the containers would be trimmed to bring them vertical for launch.
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Infiringposition, the wheels rested in shoes that rested on a semicircular rail track.
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Modern radars usually record the target as well as thefiringpositionof hostile artillery.
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The mount was winched back intofiringpositionby cables fastened to the track.
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It was immediately realised that this would offer an excellentfiringposition.
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Each vehicle attempts to gain afiringpositionover the other by performing manouevres.
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Indirect fire can be used when the target is visible from thefiringposition.
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After the recoil stroke the "doughnuts" expanded again and the barrel returned intofiringposition.
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In the standard interception, the fighter approached the target from the rear to get into afiringposition.
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The game allows units to garrison a building for a strongerfiringposition, especially valuable for anti-tank infantry.
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When deployed in thefiringposition, these swing upwards through 180 and rest on top of each trail.
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The front end of the case is in level with front end of the chamber block when infiringposition.
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