groundfire

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Etymology

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From ground +‎ fire.

Noun

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groundfire (uncountable)

  1. Gunfire directed at aircraft from the ground.
    • 2007 September 11, C.J. Chivers, “Nonstop to Chechnya: As War Ebbs, Flights Return”, in New York Times[1]:
      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.

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