groundfire

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noun

Gunfire directed at aircraft from the ground.

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Meanings

noungroundfire (uncountable)

alternative ground fire

  1. uncountableGunfire directed at aircraft from the ground.

    Mr. Chaika described the old approach, before Chechnya’s airport was sacked: the plane would circle high over Grozny, and then descend in a harrowing corkscrew, hoping to dodge groundfire.

    2007 September 11, C.J. Chivers, “Nonstop to Chechnya: As War Ebbs, Flights Return”, in New York Times

Origin

From ground + fire.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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