Noun:

ਅੱਗ ਢੱਕਣ,

covering fire's Usage Examples:

In spite of heavy covering fire from enemy shore batteries and gunboats Ponce de Leon, Isabella II, and Concha, Yosemite attacked the blockade runner and succeeded in pounding her almost to pieces.

covering fire during June 1940, when Oberheid faced daily bombardments and infiltrations.

Winters made his plan: he positioned a pair of M1919 machine guns for covering fire and sent several soldiers (2d Lt.

Turrets were used to provide a projecting defensive position allowing covering fire to the adjacent wall in the days of military fortification.

calling the corpsman, and the ability to order squad members to give covering fire, regroup, move up and fall back.

the Winter War, there were two squads in each platoon that provided covering fire for two ten-man rifle squads.

the L plan was the ability to defend the entrance door by providing covering fire from the adjacent walls.

They were initially conducted without covering fire, hoping that the French might not resist at all.

a warning system against hostile aggressions and provide effective covering fire for advancing friendly units.

transport infantry or scouts with armor protection, while providing covering fire to suppress enemy troops and armored vehicles.

Some eyewitnesses claimed additional terrorists provided covering fire.

The storming party dashed across the River Cauvery in water four feet deep, with covering fire from British batteries, and within 16 minutes had scaled the ramparts and swept aside the defenders quickly.

Suffren provided covering fire as the Allies withdrew from the peninsula and accidentally sank one.

Synonyms:

campfire, grassfire, smudge, happening, conflagration, bonfire, brush fire, balefire, natural event, forest fire, inferno, smoulder, occurrence, backfire, smolder, prairie fire, occurrent,

Antonyms:

desensitise, desensitize, curse, bless, stand still,