curtain of fire
Example Sentences
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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
They had not seen their own curtain of fire or the infantry charge; they had been as detached from the action as the crew of a battleship turret.
From My Second Year of the War by Palmer, Frederick
If you are at the front and a curtain of fire is put behind you, wait until it is over or go around it.
From My Second Year of the War by Palmer, Frederick
