indirect fire

NOUN
13 LETTERS · STARTS WITH I

indirect fire is a valid 13-letter word worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
I1N1D2I1R1E1C3T1F4I1R1E1
1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 0 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 =18 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 36TRIPLE WORD → 54
MEANING

What does indirect fire mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

Fire delivered on a target that is not itself used as the point of aim for the weapons.

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