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Example sentences for "directed fire"

  • They crossed the hills to the north-east and eastward, and having made a cover by throwing up a series of low stone walls, opened a well-directed fire at long range on the camp.

  • The mounted force promptly attacked the enemy's camp with gun and rifle fire, meeting with a warm but badly-directed fire in return.

  • The rapid and well-directed fire of our artillery appeared soon to paralyse that of the enemy.

  • The prisoners on shore had manned a battery and delivered a furious but ill-directed fire at their retreating conquerors.

  • These troops opened a sharp but ill-directed fire of musketry on the deck of the Themistocles; and on this occasion the total want of order, and the disrespect habitually shown to the officers, had very nearly caused the loss of the vessel.

  • The corvette and brig had so completely silenced the fire of the batteries, that they appeared to be abandoned; while the guns of the castle only kept up an irregular and ill-directed fire on the Karteria.

  • While the boarders were thus traversing the upper deck, the sailors in the tops of the "Chesapeake" were keeping up a well-directed fire, before which many of the Englishmen fell.

  • As they came within range, the "Constellation" opened a rapid and well-directed fire, which soon drove the gunboats to protected coves and inlets in the shore.

  • The 95th, however, had now thrown themselves into the vineyards behind the town, and kept up a rapid and well-directed fire.

  • The 58th had formed on the right, and, by a well-directed fire, repulsed the cavalry with loss.

  • The 8th Portuguese were close on the enemy, and opened a well-directed fire, while the 45th were performing prodigies of valour.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
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