Moving the troops back from fire
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INRETREATMoving the troops back from fire
holdprevent from some action ordered the troops to hold fire the only restraining motive which may hold the hand of a tyrant Thomas Jefferson
enfiladea. position of works, troops, etc., making them subject to a sweeping fire from along the length of a line of troops, a trench, a battery, etc. b. the fire thus directed
enfiladesa. position of works, troops, etc., making them subject to a sweeping fire from along the length of a line of troops, a trench, a battery, etc. b. the fire thus directed
REDEPLOYINGMoving troops from one front to another.
strafersto rake (as ground troops) with fire at close range and especially with machine-gun fire from low-flying aircraft