Search Result for "covering fire":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. fire that makes it difficult for the enemy to fire on your own individuals or formations;
- Example: "artillery provided covering fire for the withdrawal"
[syn: cover, covering fire]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

covering fire
    n 1: fire that makes it difficult for the enemy to fire on your
         own individuals or formations; "artillery provided covering
         fire for the withdrawal" [syn: cover, covering fire]