fire step
Definitions
A step or platform dug into the front side of a military trench - allowing soldiers to stand on it in order to fire over the parapet.
Equivalents
Françaisbanquette de tir
Examples
“We stood on the fire step with our heads over the top, peering out into No Man's Land⟳.”
“‘One o' the men on the firestep was 'urt too, but they said it was only a nice blighty one.’”
“They spread⟳ the lime together, sprinkling it thickly along the firestep, throwing shovelfuls at a bad patch of wall.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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