groundfire

English

Alternative forms

• ground fire

Etymology

ground +‎ fire

Noun

groundfire (uncountable)

1. Gunfire directed at aircraft from the ground.
   • 2007 September 11, C.J. Chivers, “Nonstop to Chechnya: As War Ebbs, Flights Return”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     Mr. Chaika described the old approach, before Chechnya’s airport was sacked: the plane would circle high over Grozny, and then descend in a harrowing corkscrew, hoping to dodge groundfire.

Anagrams

• fireground