curtain of fire
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You go from, like, a curtain of fire, to only one vent, and then you start building a crater that becomes bigger and bigger.
From Slate • Dec. 20, 2023
From deep fortifications further inland artillery could lay down a curtain of fire offshore.
From Time Magazine Archive
Caught in the curtain of fire that rose from the growing oil slick, the aft section, containing about 100,000 tons of crude, quickly sank.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the region of the village of Grabovetz on the 18th we repulsed four furious enemy attacks on a wide front, supported by a curtain of fire from his artillery.
From New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 5, August, 1915 by Various
The British curtain of fire was lifted from the far edge of the village, which meant that the infantry according to schedule should be in possession of all of the village.
From My Second Year of the War by Palmer, Frederick
