direct supporting fire

NOUN
22 LETTERS · STARTS WITH D

direct supporting fire is a valid 22-letter word worth 31 points in Scrabble and 37 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
D2I1R1E1C3T1S1U1P3P3O1R1T1I1N1G2F4I1R1E1
2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 0 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 =31 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 62TRIPLE WORD → 93
MEANING

What does direct supporting fire mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

Fire delivered in support of part of a force (as opposed to general supporting fire delivered in support of the force as a whole).