Fired
Both words in one sentence
- Missile Lock On: The anti-aircraft missiles in the game, both ground-fired and launched from other aircraft, require several seconds to acquire a lock on their target.
Source: Video Game / Project Reality -
But you and your men are not to be shot at, fired at, launched upon.... If you are fired upon, the President will be forced to attack the sites that fired on you.
Source: Film / Thirteen Days -
A random emergency mission in Dubai is to protect it from a set of ballistic missiles fired from out at sea, mirroring the penultimate mission of Ace Combat 2 where the player has to protect a recently-liberated city from a ballistic missile launched from a submarine.
Source: Video Game / Ace Combat Infinity
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