- whenever the fuse of a shell burns into the device, but it fails to fire - the potentially "live" shell is left in the mortar It could be due to a hangfire
In general any failure of a firework to function as predicted Modern usage restricts the term to the failure of a firework fuse
If a plan misfires, it goes wrong and does not have the results that you intend it to have. Some of their policies had misfired
If a gun misfires, the bullet is not sent out as it should be when the gun is fired. The gun misfired after one shot and jammed
Failure of a model to make an official flight when its launch is attempted Failure to launch caused by a malfunction in a meet-provided launch system shall not be considered a misfire