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firing line definition

firing line

  1. the line from which gunfire is directed against the enemy
  2. the troops stationed along this line
  3. the forefront in any kind of activity

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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