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firing position

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firing position [′fīr·iŋ pə‚zish·ən]
(ordnance)
Position of a weapon ready for firing.


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Last week, Taliban guerrillas stormed the two outposts from multiple firing positions in a steep valley, killing at least eight American and two Afghan soldiers.
WHEN MOVING THE GUN TO THE TRAVEL OR FIRING POSITION.
Independent defence experts who analysed dozens of aerial photographs taken by The Times said that the arrangement of the army and rebel firing positions and the narrowness of the no-fire zone made it unlikely that Tiger mortar fire or artillery caused a significant number of deaths.
 
 
 
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