Meanings
adjectivefree-fire (not comparable)
- not comparableDesignating an area in which military personnel have authority to shoot on anyone without obtaining prior clearance.
On 1 August 1793, the Convention had permitted its commanders there to introduce free-fire zones in troubled areas.
2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 4851 more example
New Jersey, more readily associated with chemical plants than big game, describes the free-fire zone as a necessary measure to control a burgeoning bruin population in America's most densely populated state.
2005 December 10, Suzanne Goldenburg, The Guardian
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