Firing and Launch

Firing

Firing noun - A directed propelling of a missile by a firearm or artillery piece.

Launch and firing are semantically related. in detonate or throw a weapon topic. In some cases you can use "Launch" instead the word "Firing" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: fire, fired

Launch

Launch noun - A rising from a surface at the start of a flight (as of a rocket).

Firing and launch are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Firing" instead a noun "Launch".

Nearby Words: launched, launching, launcher, launchable

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / Unreal I The Eightball Gun, in a similar vein, can launch missiles as grenades by firing them without engaging the rocket motors.
  • Video Game / Kane and Lynch Screaming Warrior: Kane gets some mileage out of this trope in the launch trailer, which features him firing a machine gun at an attack chopper whilst bellowing from the bottom of his diaphragm.
  • Anime / Bayonetta: Bloody Fate In the adaptation, it's capable of firing a lightning attack and launch a Macross Missile Massacre, forcing Bayonetta to summon something big just to get rid of it.
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