firing azimuth

firing azimuth

[′fīr·iŋ ‚az·ə·məth]
(ordnance)
Horizontal direction in which a gun or launcher is pointed for firing, expressed as an azimuth.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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