firing line

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synonyms for firing line

On this page you'll find 7 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to firing line, such as: battlefront, battle line, enemy line, front, front line, and line.

How to use firing line in a sentence

  • As the last line of defense, the goalkeeper is also first in the firing line when blame and retribution are meted out.

  • This time, however, we are all in the firing line for environmental reasons.

    The Hottest Show on Earth | Olivia Cole | December 10, 2009 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • Numbers have dribbled back from firing line and cannot be collected in this difficult country.

  • Neither Mr. Travers nor I feel that a girl so young as you, and alone, has any place near the firing line.

    The Amazing Interlude | Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • We were marched to the firing line that night, and our Colonel had a very nice meal ready for us before we went into the trenches.

  • England is closer to the firing line than are portions of France, the portions of France which are used as bases.

    Private Peat | Harold R. Peat
  • Original platoon divisions to be maintained; duties of officers and sergeants upon joining firing line.

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