supporting fire

NOUN
15 LETTERS · STARTS WITH S

supporting fire is a valid 15-letter word worth 22 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1U1P3P3O1R1T1I1N1G2F4I1R1E1
1 + 1 + 3 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 0 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 =22 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 44TRIPLE WORD → 66
MEANING

What does supporting fire mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

Fire delivered by supporting units to protect or assist a unit in combat.

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