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running fire definition

running fire

  1. a rapid succession of shots, as from soldiers in ranks
  2. a rapid succession, as of remarks, questions, etc.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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