return fire

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Synonyms: return fare, return air, return flue, return pipe, return line

Antonyms: return fare, return air, return flue, return pipe, return line

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|military}} The [[firing]] [[initiated]] after receiving incoming fire.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|military}} To [[shoot]] at the person from whom fire is being received

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