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View definitions for fire upon

fire upon

verb as in bombard

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And I will send a fire upon the wall of Tyre, and it shall devour the houses thereof.

I had arranged to pass through Charleston in order that I might visit Sumter and see the effect of the artillery fire upon it.

Deeply, very deeply, was Brogten humiliated; he felt that his enemies had indeed heaped coals of fire upon his head.

Morgan had passed a company of citizens from New Lisbon, and agreed not to fire upon them if they would not fire upon him.

The lights from the gardens spread out shimmering paths of fire upon the black waters.

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On this page you'll find 22 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to fire upon, such as: barrage, batter, besiege, blast, blitz, and bomb.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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