How to Use fire control in a Sentence

fire control

noun
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  • But that was to make sure the fire control room was in working order.
    — Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 Oct. 2021
  • The fire control, including day and night optics, will be a maximum of three pounds.
    — Allison Barrie, Fox News, 19 July 2018
  • At least 50 people were rescued from the building, which contains mainly shops, the fire control room said.
    — Fox News, 14 May 2022
  • The light recoil spring makes the slide easy to manipulate, and the Secure Action fire control system provides a nice trigger pull.
    — Will Brantley, Field & Stream, 3 Feb. 2020
  • America now lives with a good amount of fire control — building codes, fire doors, smoke alarms, office ceiling sprinklers.
    — Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 14 Nov. 2022
  • The second is the destruction of Russian command posts, which kills the skilled operators who do Russian fire control. ...
    — Thomas Mutch, Popular Mechanics, 22 Nov. 2022
  • The company’s missiles and fire control unit has announced a number of major contracts in recent months.
    — Orla McCaffrey, Dallas News, 25 June 2019
  • While much of the initial fire was already contained by then, West Maui Land was seeking additional resources for fire control.
    — Edith Olmsted, The New Republic, 18 Aug. 2023
  • The aircraft has an organic fire control system or can host a government system.
    — Eric Tegler, Forbes, 25 May 2021
  • The fire control system is derived from the system used on the M1 Abrams main battle tank, also produced by General Dynamics.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 30 June 2022
  • Targeting, guidance on the move, fire control, ISR and other assets are necessary for these kinds of weapons to function as advertised.
    — Kris Osborn, Fox News, 14 May 2018
  • And then there are the necessary upgrades to flood and fire control measures, which have become increasingly necessary in light of climate change.
    — Michael J. Hicks For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN, 1 Dec. 2020
  • It is intended to tie radar, sonar, and other sensor data (along with information from the ship’s helicopter and drones and the ship’s weapons fire control systems) into a suite of consoles.
    — Sean Gallagher, Ars Technica, 7 Feb. 2018
  • Seconds later alarm bells sounded and fire control and rescue parties sped down ladders into the smoking interior of the ship.
    — sandiegouniontribune.com, 27 May 2018
  • Ramirez, who has served in the Navy for four years, is a department head responsible for managing the maintenance and operation of the fire control system that allows the ship to fire missiles.
    — Rick Burke, Houston Chronicle, 5 June 2020
  • The remote fire control system is also a problem, with the 2A72 experiencing a lag before firing six times and an outright failure once.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 18 June 2018
  • Such an intercept is very tricky, because a radar and fire control system would have to detect, track, and fire a microwave or laser beam against an incoming artillery round long enough to cause a detonation.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 26 Mar. 2018
  • Upgrades over the years have included improved armor, fire control and a new navigation system.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 28 June 2018
  • Fire officials said a smoke inversion allowed firefighters to build and strengthen fire control lines Sunday.
    — NBC News, 12 July 2021
  • Her platoon in Germany had fire control mechanics and M60 tank turret mechanics.
    — Sarah Jacobs, The Aegis, 26 Mar. 2018
  • Virtually all the city’s fire fighting equipment and men and numerous military fire control units aided in checking the fire, which flared for four hours before being controlled.
    — Johnny Miller — Jack Viets, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 May 2018
  • Both optics will include advanced fire control systems improving the likelihood of first round hits—especially during the stress of combat.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 16 Oct. 2020
  • However, the most important advance is not in the new rifle or ammunition, but in the new XM157 fire control optic, which automatically judges the distance to target and corrects the user’s aim.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 21 Apr. 2022
  • The real trick will be to see how quickly and how effectively Ukraine leverages their array of new radars, fire control systems, and enhanced munitions capabilities.
    — Craig Hooper, Forbes, 24 Apr. 2022
  • The rifles had distinct tooling in the fire control cavity indicative of firearm manufacturing.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Jan. 2023
  • The need to drive a 60-ton vehicle cross-country, as well as provide power to fire control, sensors, and environmental systems, requires powerful engines.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 16 Sep. 2019
  • Other features the Army wants in the fire control system include target tracking, facial recognition, wireless connectivity, and a one-second boot time.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 3 June 2019
  • Russian media outlets reported that fire control teams were struggling to contain and extinguish the blaze, while dramatic videos of the ship surrounded by thick plumes of smoke have proliferated on social media.
    — NBC News, 12 Dec. 2019
  • These tanks include 120-millimeter main guns; advanced fire control and passive infrared night vision; and better engines, transmissions, and suspension systems.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 26 Sep. 2022
  • These tanks shared essentially the same 125-millimeter gun and three-man crew configuration, but were lighter than their U.S. contemporaries and differed in armor protection, propulsion, fire control and self-defense systems.
    — Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 29 June 2023

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