Horizontal fire

(Mil.) the fire of ordnance and small arms at point-blank range or at low angles of elevation.

See also: Horizontal

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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Supply of a horizontal fire fighting pump operated by a diesel engine.
Practically, in terms of fire protection and means of escape, the necessary compartmentalisation has been made possible by electronically operated, horizontal fire shutters.
The burning was so extreme that it created horizontal fire whirls that rolled in parallel pairs along the ground, like sideways cyclones of flame.
Supply of a horizontal fire fighting pump powered with a diesel engine.
In this case, use a 1.5 hour horizontal fire damper at the floor line.
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