dry-fire

A form of dry fire — To discharge a weapon without ammunition in the chamber.

Meanings

verbdry-fire (third-person singular simple present dry-fires, present participle dry-firing, simple past and past participle dry-fired)

present singular third person dry-fires · participle present dry-firing · participle past dry-fired · past dry-fired

  1. alternativeAlternative form of dry fire.
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APA

dry-fire. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dry-fire

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“dry-fire.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dry-fire. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dry-fire,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dry-fire.

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