firing line - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

Forum API

- See Also:
- - fireship
  - fireside
  - fireside chat
  - firestorm
  - firethorn
  - firewall
  - firewater
  - fireweed
  - firewood
  - firework
  - firing line
  - firing party
  - firing squad
  - firkin
  - firm
  - firmament
  - firman
  - firmware
  - first
  - first aid
  - First Cause
- Settings:
- - Click on word:
    gets translation
    does nothing
- - Recent searches:
    - Save history
    - View All
- Links:
- WR Random Word:
- Try out WordReference Random Word! Each page load will return a random word from the dictionary. Or test your knowledge and have each page load with the definition hidden!

firing line

in Spanish | in French | in Italian | English synonyms | in context | images

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
firing line

▶noun

1 the front line of troops in a battle.

2 a position where one is subject to criticism or blame.

'firing line' also found in these Oxford entries:

Forum discussions with the word(s) "firing line" in the title:

No titles with the word(s) "firing line".

Ask in the forums yourself.Visit the English Only Forum.

Look up "firing line" at Merriam-Webster
Look up "firing line" at dictionary.com

In other languages: Spanish | French | Italian | Portuguese | German | Russian | Polish | Romanian | Czech | Greek | Turkish | Chinese | Japanese | Korean | Arabic

Download free Android and iPhone apps

Android App

iPhone App

Report an inappropriate ad.