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    FIRING LINE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    The most advanced and responsible group in an activityplay

    Example:

    the firing line is where the action is

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

    Hypernyms ("firing line" is a kind of...):

    class; social class; socio-economic class; stratum (people having the same social, economic, or educational status)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    The line from which soldiers deliver fireplay

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting spatial position

    Hypernyms ("firing line" is a kind of...):

    line (a fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops))

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