Meaning of miss fire | Babel Free

Definitions

Dated form of misfire.

alt-of, dated

Examples

“I took aim and drew the trigger, but the gun missed fire. The person hearing the noise instantly jerked back his head.”

“The gun-makers say, that the guns would be continually missing fire, if larger grained powder were adopted. This would be no fault of the powder, but theirs. Why not make the chamber wider, up to the immediate vicinity of the point of ignition?”

“This was said in the spirit of a joke, but, as it turned out, it missed fire, as both the arrival and departure of the train were strictly in accordance with the schedule.”

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