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Definition of Open fire
1. Verb. Start firing a weapon.
Definition of Open fire
1. Verb. (idiomatic) To begin firing at something or someone. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Open Fire
Literary usage of Open fire
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1867)
"They were the first to open fire and last to quit the field, and I am happy,
while reporting the especially worthy conduct of those two privates, ..."
2. Essays, Political, Economical, and Philosophical by Benjamin Rumford (1802)
"Of the various means that may be ufed for improving the large open fire-places
of kitchens.— Of the cottage Fire-places now in common ufe, and of the means ..."
3. The Horticulturist, and Journal of Rural Art and Rural Taste by Luther Tucker (1864)
"B. WOODWARD, ARCHITECT, 4C., 37 PARK ROW, HT AN open fire is one of those cheerful,
delightful accessories of a home that has not been improved on in these ..."
4. Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge by Charles Knight (1843)
"... large open fire-places, and with doors which are frequently opened, the
ventilation is sufficiently complete. The fresh air enters the room by the open ..."
5. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"An open fire acts by radiation; it warms the air in a room by first warming the
walls, ... Therefore ¡na room with an open fire the air is, as a rule, ..."
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