Antonyms for firings

Grammar : Noun

Spell : fahyuh r-ing

Phonetic Transcription : ˈfaɪər ɪŋ

Definition of firings

Origin : c.1200, furen, figurative, "arouse, excite;" literal sense of "set fire to" is from late 14c., from fire (n.). The Old English verb fyrian "to supply with fire" apparently did not survive into Middle English.
The sense of "sack, dismiss" is first recorded 1885 in American English (earlier "throw (someone) out" of some place, 1871), probably from a play on the two meanings of discharge: "to dismiss from a position," and "to fire a gun," fire in the second sense being from "set fire to gunpowder," attested from 1520s. Of bricks, pottery, etc., from 1660s. Related: Fired; firing. Fired up "angry" is from 1824. Firing squad is attested from 1904.

As in arson : noun intentional burning
As in pottery : noun containers made from clay; clay art
As in volley : noun barrage
As in gunfire : noun shot
As in shooting : noun firing a weapon
As in discharge : noun detonation
As in exhilaration : noun great happiness, excitement
As in explosion : noun eruption, discharge
As in fling : noun casual throw

Example sentences :

In close order the company executes the firings, as prescribed in pars.
Extract from : « Manual of Military Training » by James A. Moss

Loadings, firings, manual of arms, and movements by color guard.
Extract from : « Manual of Military Training » by James A. Moss

Men in the line of file closers do not execute loadings and firings.
Extract from : « The Plattsburg Manual » by O.O. Ellis and E.B. Garey

There they went through the manœuvres and firings, with as much celerity and precision as any regular troops.
Extract from : « The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. IV (of 12) » by Various

And has (directly on those new "firings through port-holes" at Leipzig) bidden Fredersdorf take measures accordingly.
Extract from : « History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XVI. (of XXI.) » by Thomas Carlyle

File closers do not execute loadings or firings; execution of manual of arms and other movements.
Extract from : « Manual of Military Training » by James A. Moss

Issuing of ammunition and loading of pieces before deployment; firings in close order.
Extract from : « Manual of Military Training » by James A. Moss

Men in the line of file closers do not execute the loadings or firings.
Extract from : « Infantry Drill Regulations, United States Army, 1911 » by United States War Department

Usually the firings in close order consist of saluting volleys only.
Extract from : « Infantry Drill Regulations, United States Army, 1911 » by United States War Department

The battalion as a unit executes the loadings and firings only in firing saluting volleys.
Extract from : « Infantry Drill Regulations, United States Army, 1911 » by United States War Department

Synonyms for firings

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