suppressive fire
NOUN
16 LETTERS · STARTS WITH S
suppressive fire is a valid 16-letter word worth 25 points in Scrabble and 29 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
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1 + 1 + 3 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 0 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 =25 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 50TRIPLE WORD → 75
MEANING
What does suppressive fire mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
Fire on or about a weapon system to degrade its performance below what is needed to fulfill its mission objectives.
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