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ground fire

NOUN
  1. a forest fire that burns the humus; may not appear on the surface

How To Use ground fire In A Sentence

  • A military spokesman said the AH - 64 Apache helicopter was downed by ground fire in the morning.
  • The first is that despite the accuracy and lethality of air-to-ground fire, the introduction of ground forces is still necessary to compel an enemy to capitulate.
  • Just a day earlier, an Australian transport plane took ground fire shortly after takeoff, fatally wounding an American passenger and forcing pilots to abort the flight.
  • It is believed he was shot down by ground fire as he attempted to gain height after the attack.
  • The soldier climbed on top of a sandbagged 'sangar' observation platform to pinpoint enemy firing positions coming from at least five different locations in order to direct air and ground fire onto them. Telegraph.co.uk: news business sport the Daily Telegraph newspaper Sunday Telegraph
  • Schmidt apparently mistook ground fire for fire aimed at his flight leader.
  • On August 12, 1944, his P - 51 Mustang was downed by ground fire in southern France.
  • They went in as a two-ship, took the ground fire, both aircraft egressed. CNN Transcript Mar 5, 2002
  • In some places surface blazes ignited peat and coal seams, causing underground fires that are difficult to extinguish. Times, Sunday Times
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