Firing definition and meaning

Firing definition: the process of baking ceramics , etc, in a kiln or furnace | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples

Definition of ’firing’

Word Frequency


firing


in American English


(


ˈfaɪrɪŋ



)


noun


1.


2.

the stoking of a fire, furnace, etc.


3.

the

shooting

of firearms, etc.


4.

fuel for a fire


5.


US

the scorching of plants, as from heat, drought, or disease
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Word Frequency


firing


in British English


(


ˈfaɪərɪŋ



)


noun


1.

the process of

baking


ceramics

, etc, in a

kiln

or

furnace
a second firing


2.

the act of

stoking

a

fire

or furnace


3.


4.

something used as

fuel

, such as

coal

or wood


5.


US

a

scorching

of plants, as a result of disease,

drought

, or heat

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Word Frequency


firing


in Chemical Engineering

(

f

aɪə

rɪŋ

)


noun

(

Chemical Engineering


:


Energy and sustainability

)


Firing

is the way in which a fuel is brought into

contact

with a

flame

to cause

combustion

.
While designing the firebox it should be noted that small burners are essential and
gas

firing

is preferred.
The amount of flue gas resulting from internal

firing

with fuel is large, and could be reduced by the use of electrically heated kilns.

Firing

is the way in which a fuel is brought into contact with a flame to cause combustion.


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Examples of ‘firing’ in a sentence

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Real


weapons

are kept in

storage

and used at firing

ranges

.


Times, Sunday Times



(

2017

)


If

rugby

were to

get


nervous

, then there would be a

queue

for the firing

squad

.


Times, Sunday Times



(

2017

)



Raise

the red

flag

and they’ll

avoid

you like a

live

firing range.


Times, Sunday Times



(

2016

)


The

captain

removed himself from the firing line after that,

bruised

of

finger

and

ego

.


Times, Sunday Times



(

2016

)


He did not have a

card

to play when he

went

in to

face

the

FA

firing squad.


Times, Sunday Times



(

2016

)


In

reality

, this is

pretty


hard

to

credit

, given the

security

around the firing process.


Times, Sunday Times



(

2017

)


These were made for the firing range not the white

cube

.


Times, Sunday Times



(

2008

)


He just

stayed


onside

before firing in his second.


Times, Sunday Times



(

2012

)


Other members of the firing squad took over the

task

of

finishing

off her

husband

.


Times, Sunday Times



(

2010

)


Along the

beach

was an

army

firing range where we would

spend


hours

playing.


Times, Sunday Times



(

2006

)

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In

front

of the

memorial

are

six

trees representing a firing squad.


The Sun



(

2013

)


At

four

of the

locations

firing squads were lined up.


Times, Sunday Times



(

2016

)


She got them moved

away

and out of the firing line, so to speak.


Times, Sunday Times



(

2016

)


Man’s

best


friend

has been in the firing line for a good

couple

of

decades

.


Times, Sunday Times



(

2014

)



Instead

, it was usually my

attitude

that kept all

cylinders

from firing.


Christianity Today



(

2000

)


He

thinks

he

might

be in the firing line this

weekend

, too.


The Sun



(

2012

)


This

week

three

monster


hunters

stumbled on to a military firing range in

Germany

.


Times, Sunday Times



(

2016

)


You

feel

like you’re in front of a firing squad.


Times, Sunday Times



(

2013

)


He

maybe

should have gone one further and taken

Hazard

out of the firing line too.


The Sun



(

2015

)


You’ll

stand

in front of a firing squad for them if you

need

to.


The Sun



(

2012

)


But she is not

putting

me in the firing line for

taking

her

make-up

.


The Sun



(

2013

)

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firing

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