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scheduled fire

scheduled fire

8.7
Planned use of guns or artillery at a fixed time during a military operation
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : fuego programado
  • The commander ordered scheduled fire to begin at 0600 hours sharp.

Examples

  • The troops prepared for the scheduled fire at dawn.

  • Due to poor visibility, the unit relied on scheduled fire rather than on-call support.

  • Careful coordination is required to avoid friendly casualties during scheduled fire missions.

  • Did the scheduled fires commence on time?

  • The artillery unit executed a scheduled fire at noon during the military exercise.

  • Before the assault, the commander confirmed the timing of the scheduled fire to support the advancing troops.

  • The soldiers took cover as the scheduled fire rumbled overhead, marking the start of the operation.

Synonyms

artillery fire
vsscheduled fire
  • Specialized
7 6.9

A heavy attack by military guns and cannons on enemy positions

happens at a preset time as part of an operation

Antonyms

unscheduled
20 4.1

Not planned or arranged in advance

Surface Forms

scheduled fire singular
scheduled fires plural

Morphology

scheduled + fire

The meaning is a straightforward composition of 'scheduled' (set to happen at a particular time) and 'fire' (the firing of guns or artillery), yielding 'planned firing' which a learner who knows both words can infer. This literal, compositional pattern is common across languages and follows standard adjective + noun interpretation, so it should be immediately understandable to a B1 learner.

Etymology

Scheduled fire comes from soldiers setting a time for guns to shoot, so the guns would start firing exactly when planned. The word scheduled means set for a time and fire means shooting, so the phrase today means 'planned gunfire' during a military action.