return fire

(military) To shoot at the person from whom fire is being received

Japanese Meaning

敵の攻撃に対して銃撃などで応戦すること / 発砲して自分が受けた攻撃に反撃すること

As bullets whizzed overhead, the squad leader ordered his men to return fire to suppress the enemy.

弾丸が頭上を飛び交う中、分隊長は敵を抑えるために兵士たちに撃ち返すよう命じた。

Sense（1）

(military) To shoot at the person from whom fire is being received

returns fire

（ present singular third-person ）

returning fire

（ participle present ）

returned fire

（ participle past ）

returned fire

（ past ）