Third-person singular simple present indicative form of miss fire

(military) Gunfire approximately parallel to the ground and where the centre of the cone of fire does not rise above one metre from the ground.

plural of fire arm

The burning of oil in a furnace to provide heat, or in a firebox to generate steam in a boiler.

The lowest temperature at which the vapour of a fuel will continue to burn for at least five seconds after ignition by an open flame of standard dimension.

present participle of miss fire

simple past tense and past participle of miss fire

(military) The firing initiated after receiving incoming fire.

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

The large center island of the outer barrier islands parallel to the south shore of Long Island, New York, United States.