superfiring en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈsu.pɚˌfai.ɚ.ɪŋ/ (General-American)
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Etymology
From super- + firing.
Meanings
- (not-comparable, of a gun turret on a warship) Mounted higher than one or more other turrets within its firing arc, allowing it to fire over the top of the lower-mounted turret(s).
- (broadly, not-comparable, of a gun battery on a warship) Arranged so as to allow some turrets to fire over others in the above manner.