fire step

English - Turkish

Definition of fire step in English Turkish dictionary

(Askeri) ATEŞ BASAMAĞI: Bak. "firing step"

(Askeri) ateş basamağı

English - English

Definition of fire step in English English dictionary

a step dug into the front side of a deep trench so that soldiers could stand on it and fire over the parapet

We stood on the fire step with our heads over the top, peering out into No Man's Land. — Arthur Guy Empey, Over The Top, 1917.

raised step inside of a trench upon which soldiers stand to fire their weapons

Turkish pronunciation

fayr step

Pronunciation

/ˈfīr ˈstep/ /ˈfaɪr ˈstɛp/