English-Thai Dictionary

firing

N การ ยิง  การ ก่อไฟ  เชื้อเพลิง 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FIRING

ppr. Setting fire to; kindling; animating; exciting; inflaming; discharging firearms.

 

FIRING

n. 1. The act of discharging firearms.
2. Fuel; firewood or coal.

 

FIRING-IRON

n.An instrument used in farriery to discuss swellings and knots.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

FIRING

FIRING Fir "ing, n.

 

1. The act of disharging firearms.

 

2. The mode of introducing fuel into the furnace and working it. Knight.

 

3. The application of fire, or of a cautery. Dunglison.

 

4. The process of partly vitrifying pottery by exposing it to intense heat in a kiln.

 

5. Fuel; firewood or coal. [Obs. ] Mortimer. Firing iron, an instrument used in cauterizing.

 

FIRING PIN

FIRING PIN Fir "ing pin `.

 

Defn: In the breech mechanism of a firearm, the pin which strikes the head of the cartridge and explodes it.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

firing

fir ing |ˈfīriNG ˈfaɪ (ə )rɪŋ | ▶noun the action of setting fire to something: the deliberate firing of 600 oil wells. • the discharging of a gun or other weapon: the prolonged firing caused heavy losses | no missile firings were planned. • the dismissal of an employee from a job: the recent firing of the head of the department. • the baking or drying of pottery or bricks in a kiln.

 

firing line

fir ing line |ˈfaɪ (ə )rɪŋ ˈˌlaɪn | ▶noun the line of positions from which gunfire is directed at targets. • the front line of troops in a battle. • a position where one is subject to criticism or blame because of one's responsibilities or position: the referee in the firing line is an experienced official.

 

firing party

fir ¦ing party ▶noun 1 a group of soldiers detailed to fire the salute at a military funeral. 2 another term for firing squad.

 

firing pin

fir ing pin ▶noun a movable pin in a firearm that strikes the primer of a cartridge to set off the charge.

 

firing squad

fir ing squad |ˈfaɪ (ə )rɪŋ ˈˌskwɑd | ▶noun a group of soldiers detailed to shoot a condemned person. • a group of soldiers detailed to fire the salute at a military funeral.

 

Oxford Dictionary

firing

fir ¦ing |ˈfʌɪərɪŋ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 the action of setting fire to something: the deliberate firing of 600 oil wells. 2 the discharging of a gun or other weapon: the prolonged firing caused heavy losses | [ count noun ] : no missile firings were planned. 3 the baking or drying of pottery or bricks in a kiln. 4 the dismissal of an employee from a job: the recent firing of the head of the department | [ count noun ] : a series of firings and resignations. PHRASES the firing line 1 the front line of troops in a battle. 2 a situation where one is subject to criticism or blame because of one's responsibilities or position: the referee in the firing line is an experienced official.

 

firing party

fir ¦ing party ▶noun 1 a group of soldiers detailed to fire the salute at a military funeral. 2 another term for firing squad.

 

firing pin

fir ing pin ▶noun a movable pin in a firearm that strikes the primer of a cartridge to set off the charge.

 

firing squad

fir ¦ing squad ▶noun a group of soldiers detailed to shoot a condemned person.

 

firing step

fir ¦ing step ▶noun another term for fire step.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

firing

fir ing /fáɪ (ə )rɪŋ /名詞 U C 1 発砲, 射撃 ; 点火 .2 解雇 .3 (陶器などを )焼くこと .～́ l ì ne (戦闘の )最前線 ; 非難の 矢面 （やおもて ）.～́ p ì n (鉄砲などの )撃針 .～́ squ à d 銃殺隊 .