Usually means: Path directly exposed to hazards.
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We found 16 dictionaries that define the word line of fire:

General (14 matching dictionaries)
  1. line of fire: Merriam-Webster
  2. line of fire: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. line of fire: Collins English Dictionary
  4. line of fire: Vocabulary.com
  5. line of fire: Wordnik
  6. line of fire: Wiktionary
  7. line of fire: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  8. line of fire: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. Line of fire, line of fire: Dictionary.com
  10. Line of Fire (song), Line of Fire (video game), Line of Fire: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  11. line of fire: Rhymezone
  12. line of fire: FreeDictionary.org
  13. line of fire: Mnemonic Dictionary
  14. line of fire: TheFreeDictionary.com

Art (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Line of Fire (LOF): Miniature Wargaming Glossary

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Line of Fire (Angels Kiss), line of fire: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (line of fire)

▸ noun:  (military, weaponry) direction in which a weapon fires
▸ noun:  (figurative, by extension) position vulnerable to attack

Similar:
firing line, direct fire, enfilade, walking fire, return fire, running fire, fireplan, indirect fire, covering fire, fire, more...

Opposite:
safe zone, out of harm's way, protected area

Phrases:
In the Line of Fire, more...

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Similar:
firing line, direct fire, enfilade, walking fire, return fire, running fire, fireplan, indirect fire, covering fire, fire, more...

Opposite:
safe zone, out of harm's way, protected area

Phrases:
In the Line of Fire, more...



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