Meanings
nounreturn fire (uncountable)
verbreturn fire (third-person singular simple present returns fire, present participle returning fire, simple past and past participle returned fire)
present singular third person returns fire · participle present returning fire · participle past returned fire · past returned fire
- governmentTo shoot at the person from whom fire is being received
Translations
Danish besvare ilden, besvare ild
- besvare ildento shoot back
- besvare ildto shoot back
Greek αντιπυροβολώ
- αντιπυροβολώ (antipyrovoló)to shoot back
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APA
return fire. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/return%20fire
MLA
“return fire.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/return%20fire. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “return fire,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/return%20fire.
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