Firing and Percussion

Firing

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

Percussion and firing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Percussion" instead a noun "Firing".

Nearby Words: fire, fired

Percussion

Percussion noun - The act of exploding a percussion cap.
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Synonyms for Percussion

Firing and percussion are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Firing" instead a noun "Percussion".

Nearby Words: percussive, percussionist

Both words in one sentence

  • Gunstep is the idea of creating songs (mainly the percussion) by firing weapons.
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