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quick-fire

quick fire

noun
a single shot or several shots fired at a rapid rate from small arms at a target, especially one presented unexpectedly.

Origin:
1890–95

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quick-fire

[kwik-fahyuhr]
adjective
firing or equipped for firing rapidly, especially at moving targets.
Also, quick-fir·ing.


Origin:
1890–95
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