Meanings
nounline of fire (plural lines of fire)
plural lines of fire
- broadlyfigurativelyA position that is vulnerable to attack.
It is a difficult balancing act because Maguire might not wish to be taken out of the line of fire and such are United's current struggles that Solskjaer may feel he needs his leader going in to battle for him.
2020 October 14, Phil McNulty, “England 0-1 Denmark: 'Harry Maguire looked devoid of confidence in Nations League loss'”, in BBC Sport
Translations
Danish skudlinje, ildlinje
- skudlinjedirection of fire
- ildlinjedirection of fire
Estonian tulejoon
- tulejoondirection of fire
Finnish ampumalinja, tulilinja
- ampumalinjadirection of fire
- tulilinjadirection of fire
French ligne de tir
- ligne de tirdirection of fire
German Schusslinie
- Schussliniedirection of fire
Icelandic eldlína
- eldlínadirection of fire
Italian linea del fuoco
- linea del fuocodirection of fire
Polish linia ognia
- linia ogniadirection of fire
Russian ли́ния огня́
- ли́ния огня́ (línija ognjá)direction of fire
Spanish línea de fuego, línea ígnea / pírica / vulcania
- línea de fuegodirection of fire
- línea ígnea / pírica / vulcaniadirection of fire
Swedish skottlinje, eldlinje
- skottlinjedirection of fire
- eldlinjedirection of fire
Ukrainian лі́нія вогню́
- лі́нія вогню́ (línija vohnjú)direction of fire
Cite this entry
APA
line of fire. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/line%20of%20fire
MLA
“line of fire.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/line%20of%20fire. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “line of fire,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/line%20of%20fire.
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