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Weapons firing without line of sight on target
Indirect fire is shooting a projectile without relying on a direct line of sight between the gun and its target, in contrast to the case of direct fire
Indirect_fire
United States Army missile launching system
Development, and Engineering Center. The MML has its roots in the Indirect Fire Protection Capability (IFPC) Increment 2-Intercept program which also
Multi-Mission_Launcher
Long-ranged guns for land warfare
utilized by one or more of the artillery arms. The widespread adoption of indirect fire in the early 20th century introduced the need for specialist data for
Artillery
Military tactical plan
Final protective fire is an immediately available barrier of direct and indirect fire designed to provide close protection to friendly positions and installations
Final_protective_fire
Battlefield tactic employed to defeat the enemy's indirect fire elements
Counter-battery fire (sometimes called counter-fire) is a battlefield tactic employed to defeat the enemy's indirect fire elements (multiple rocket launchers
Counter-battery_fire
Weapons firing with line of sight on target
indirect-fire weapons can shoot over obstacles or friendly units and the weapons can be concealed from counter-battery fire. Examples of direct-fire weapons
Direct_fire
Weapons fire that degrades the performance of an enemy force
artillery and other indirect fire means can be used to suppress targets of any type, most notably as counter-battery fire against indirect fire units. NATO also
Suppressive_fire
Indirect gunfire fired at a high angle trajectory to fall on to a target or enemy
Plunging fire is a form of indirect fire, where gunfire is fired at a trajectory to make it fall on its target from above. It is normal at the high trajectories
Plunging_fire
Network in the US Army
production contract for the LTAMDS radar through November 2028. The Indirect fire protection capability (IFPC) Multi-Mission Launcher (MML) will have
Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System
Integrated_Air_and_Missile_Defense_Battle_Command_System
Military role for observing artillery strikes and directing them to their targets
and mortar fire support onto a target. An artillery observer usually accompanies a tank or infantry unit. Spotters ensure that indirect fire hits targets
Artillery_observer
Equipment of the British Army
The section commander typically commands the Charlie Fire Team, while the 2IC commands the Delta Fire Team. While equipment formations can be tailored as
List of equipment of the British Army
List_of_equipment_of_the_British_Army
Multinational wheeled armoured fighting vehicle
leave the vehicle to the rear. Boxer ARTHUR At the 2020 Omega Future Indirect Fires/Mortar Systems conference in the UK, Saab displayed a concept of its
Boxer (armoured fighting vehicle)
Boxer_(armoured_fighting_vehicle)
Combat support provided to friendly forces directly in combat
often provided through indirect fire (artillery) launched from the rear, though the term may also be used for some direct fire or aerial attacks performed
Fire_support
Artillery weapon that launches explosive projectiles
lightweight bipod mount and a sight. Mortars are typically used as indirect fire weapons for close fire support with a variety of ammunition. Historically, mortars
Mortar_(weapon)
mentioned are at least partially European. This page excludes European indirect fire systems in production / development and European tanks in production
List of armoured vehicles in production and in development by the European defence industry
List_of_armoured_vehicles_in_production_and_in_development_by_the_European_defence_industry
Ranged weapon assistance system
through the end of the war. Land based fire control systems can be used to aid in both Direct fire and Indirect fire weapon engagement. These systems can
Fire-control_system
Artillery round
antipersonnel-tracer (APERS-T). Typically, artillery gunners fire using indirect fire, firing at targets they cannot see by line of sight, with information
Beehive_anti-personnel_round
Military concepts about exposure to enemy fire
indirect and direct fire projectiles that might miss an intended target are more likely to hit another valuable target within the formation if firing
Enfilade_and_defilade
French-German defence company
Ground Combat System (MGCS), a common main battle tank, and the Common Indirect Fire System, a common 155 mm self-propelled artillery gun. KNDS tanks were
KNDS
precision fire with lower operating costs and improved strategic mobility. Towed artillery remains a crucial component of the South African Army's indirect fire
List of equipment of the South African Army
List_of_equipment_of_the_South_African_Army
Military group organized to direct and control artillery fire on the battlefield
Army are also called "Fire Support Specialist"s trained in calling close air support, naval gunfire support and other indirect fire weapons systems. Using
Field artillery (United States)
Field_artillery_(United_States)
Military scout unit type
variables. Conducts ground, water, and air insertion. Employs organic indirect fire support (FS) (60-mm mortar) to the troop. The dismounted reconnaissance
Dismounted reconnaissance troop
Dismounted_reconnaissance_troop
Anti-tank gun
can also use other night sights, like the 1PN35, 1PN53, or APN-7. For indirect fire aiming, the MT-12 is equipped with the S71-40 mechanical artillery sight
MT-12
American air defense artillery system
Army requested to use the already-produced system to defend against indirect fire after an increase in mortar attacks. The system was first tested by
Centurion_C-RAM
Process of aiming an artillery piece or turret
laying for either direct fire, where the gun is aimed directly at a target within the line-of-sight of the user, or by indirect fire, where the gun is not
Gun_laying
Retrieved 2024-11-22. Jacobs, Maxine (2021-06-18). "Defence staff feel the fire in Waiouru weapons show". Stuff. Retrieved 2022-08-16. "NZ revamps artillery
List of equipment of the New Zealand Army
List_of_equipment_of_the_New_Zealand_Army
Equipment of the Chilean Army
equipment of the Chilean Army currently in use. It includes firearms, indirect fire weapons, military vehicles, aircraft and watercraft. List of current
List of current equipment of the Chilean Army
List_of_current_equipment_of_the_Chilean_Army
Soviet 122-mm towed artillery
Soviet doctrine from World War II, suggest that while indirect fire was the primary role, direct fire anti-tank was very important. The latter is evidenced
122_mm_howitzer_2A18_(D-30)
German general-purpose machine gun
using advanced planned and unplanned firing methods developed during World War I, though plunging fire or indirect fire methods were not as commonly used
MG_42
Variable in aiming a weapon
In field artillery, the accuracy of indirect fire depends on the use of aiming points. In air force terminology the aiming point (or A.P.) refers to holding
Aiming_point
German 155 mm self-propelled howitzer
enemy tank, in a direct-fire, rather than indirect artillery mode. Taken together, quick acquisition of target, direct-fire and "shoot-and-scoot" capabilities
RCH_155
20 May 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2025. Stack, Sarah (12 June 2014). "Army fires up €4.4m spend on missile upgrade". Herald.ie. Retrieved 22 January 2017
List of equipment of the Irish Army
List_of_equipment_of_the_Irish_Army
Twin-barrel, self-loading mortar system
360-degree field of fire at elevations of −3 to +85 degrees. AMOS is capable of both conventional indirect fire and direct fire for self-protection.
AMOS
British-designed medium weight mortar
British-designed smooth bore, muzzle-loading, high-angle-of-fire weapon used for long-range indirect fire support to light infantry, air assault, and airborne
M252_mortar
2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018. "Croatian artillery add fire power to multinational live fire exercise". U.S. Army Europe and Africa. Archived from the
List of equipment of the Croatian Army
List_of_equipment_of_the_Croatian_Army
Mortar
Yugoslavian-designed smooth bore, muzzle-loading, high-angle-of-fire weapon used for long-range indirect fire support to light infantry. M69 & M69A - original variant
M69_mortar
Deliberately overlapping arcs of fire
support, indirect fire support, and stealth are tactics that may be used to assault a defensive position. The concept of overlapping arcs of fire drove major
Crossfire
Grenade launcher with repeating fire mechanism
weight, AGLs are still highly effective, and the Mark 19 is capable of indirect fire up to 2,200 metres, a role traditionally reserved for mortars. Even
Automatic_grenade_launcher
are issued to infantry units to provide close range, rapid response, indirect fire capability of an infantry unit in tactical combat. In this sense the
List_of_infantry_mortars
Tank gun
capability to fire the same standard 120 mm NATO ammunition as the M256 while also being able to fire munitions such as the indirect fire laser guided
XM360
German general-purpose machine gun
using advanced planned and unplanned firing methods developed during World War I, though plunging fire or indirect fire methods were not as commonly used
MG_34
Area subject to an ambush in a battle
zone, is an area entirely exposed to effective direct fire or accurately zeroed indirect fire, typically as an element of ambush within which an approaching
Kill_zone
WW2 American tank destroyer
provision for indirect fire. In May 1943, an azimuth indicator and gunner's quadrant were added to the M10. The grouser racks and indirect fire equipment
M10_tank_destroyer
U.S. Army Gulf War heavy battalion task force
and conduct ground combat operations in Iraq engaging in direct and indirect fire fights with the enemy on 17 February 1991. It was the spearhead of VII
Task_Force_1-41_Infantry
Artillery tactic
(rarely) a single gun. Typically each gun in a barrage, using indirect fire, will fire continuously at a steady rate at its assigned point for an assigned
Barrage_(artillery)
resupply vehicles". Default. 2022-11-09. Retrieved 2024-07-14. "Hæren får fire nye k9 artillerivogner". forsvaretsforum.no (in Norwegian). Nam, Hyun-Woo
List of equipment of the Norwegian Army
List_of_equipment_of_the_Norwegian_Army
German machine gun
MG 08 to be used in long-range direct fire and indirect fire support roles. The German Rifle Commission began firing tests of the Maxim gun at Zorndorf in
MG_08
Earthwork for shelter from shell fire
protection from both direct- and indirect-fire weapons. However, it provides little protection against indirect fire that bursts in the air or among the
Shell_scrape
Infantry training procedure
8: Conduct the Initial Breach of a Mined Wire Obstacle 9: React to Indirect Fire 10: React to Aircraft while Dismounted 11: Establish Security at the
Battle_drill
Type of continuous-flow turbine engine
Those systems are usually indicated as EFGT (externally-fired gas turbine) or IFGT (indirectly-fired gas turbine). External combustion has been used for the
Gas-turbine_engine
Infantry mortar
designed for direct fire and only had limited angles of elevation and were not capable of providing the high-angle indirect fire needed to deal with enemy
Granatenwerfer_16
American high-power microwave (HPM) weapon
Office (RCCTO) to deliver the Leonidas to the U.S. Army as part of the Indirect Fire Protection Capability-High-Power Microwave (IFPC-HPM) program after
Epirus_Leonidas
Fires is the related tasks and systems that provide collective and coordinated use of Army indirect fires, air and missile defense, and joint fires through
Fires_(military)
Artillery component
an open area near the breech to permit the high angles of fire necessary for indirect fire. On larger guns, there often was a ramp to hold ready rounds
Gun_carriage
American 155 mm self-propelled howitzer
recently to the M109A7. The M109 family is the most common Western indirect-fire support weapon of maneuver brigades of armored and mechanized infantry
M109_howitzer
Mortar
Soviet Union in early 1980s. The 2B14 was designed as a man-portable indirect fire weapon for the use by airborne and light infantry forces of the Soviet
2B14_Podnos
Military unit
deliver timely, accurate and effective fire in support of the manoeuvre force to accomplish missions. As an indirect fire support system, the gunners rely on
Singapore_Artillery
Artillery mounted on a vehicle for mobility and protection
used for long-range indirect bombardment support on the battlefield. In the past, self-propelled artillery has included direct-fire vehicles, such as assault
Self-propelled_artillery
Type of artillery piece
medium-trajectory weapon between the low trajectory (direct fire) of cannons and the high trajectory (indirect fire) of mortars. Originally intended for use in siege
Howitzer
Automatic grenade launcher
installation or vehicle. The AGS-17 fires 30 mm grenades in either direct or indirect fire to provide suppressive and lethal fire support against soft-skinned
AGS-17
Superheavy siege howitzer
problem of hitting a moving target with indirect fire was to be alleviated by massed fire from multiple weapons all firing with the same data. Two howitzers
42_cm_Haubitze_M._14/16
Grenade launcher
Video of M203 grenade launcher with indirect fire sight (IFS) being fired (0:39) The M203 is a single-shot, pump action, 40 mm under-barrel grenade launcher
M203_grenade_launcher
Czechoslovak self-propelled howitzer
provide the Czechoslovak People's Army with an indigenous self-propelled indirect fire support weapon without having to resort to purchasing the Soviet 2S3
152_mm_SpGH_DANA
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1988–2013)
vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices, suicide vests, indirect fire and small arms fire was launched against Forward Operating Base Ghazni. Staff
Michael_Ollis
German military rifle cartridge
guns in long-range indirect fire support roles could be extended out to 3,500 m (3,828 yd), though plunging fire or indirect fire methods were not as
7.92×57mm_Mauser
Topics referred to by the same term
first. 81 Terpsichore, a main-belt asteroid 81 mm mortar, a military indirect fire weapon All pages with titles containing 81 81st (disambiguation) List
81
Type of bullet design
machine gun squads could deliver plunging fire or indirect fire at more than 3,000 m (3,280 yd). The indirect firing method exploits the maximal effective
Spitzer_(bullet)
Weapon class
It is a smooth-bore, muzzle-loading, high-angle-of-fire weapon used for long-range indirect fire support of light infantry, air assault, and airborne
81_mm_mortar
Heavy machine gun
was used for indirect fire against enemy positions at ranges up to 4,500 yards (4,115 m) with Mark VIIIz ammunition. This plunging fire was used to great
Vickers_machine_gun
Artillery weapons used to increase firepower of infantry units
manoeuvered on the battlefield. They are generally used for direct fire, rather than the indirect fire of other types of artillery. Their role has generally been
Infantry_support_gun
Soviet self-propelled gun
direct fire range of the A-19S or D-25S cannons was 5 km, much further than these sights' targeting abilities. For direct or indirect firing on distances
ISU-122
Anti-aircraft gun
for indirect fire against ground targets, and possibly for direct fire as well. One advantage of using these guns as artillery is that they fire older
KS-19
Combat helmet
trench warfare, and head wounds from falling shrapnel generated by indirect fire became a frequent cause of battlefield casualties. Introduced in 1915
Adrian_helmet
Mortar / Grenade launcher
to be used by one man to provide indirect fire. The LGI has been used by the French Army since the 1990s and fires high explosive, smoke, and illumination
LGI_Mle_F1
Anti-tank missile carrier
missile is capable of being used in both fire and forget and man-in-the-loop modes, either in the direct or indirect fire roles, and is able to destroy targets
Pereh
Field gun
under licence. Developed in the late 1950s, it provided direct fire and indirect fire for the People's Liberation Army (PLA). It remains in service with
Type_60_122_mm_field_gun
Mortar carrier
in service with the United States Army. It was designed to provide indirect fire support to primarily infantry, units, but could also provide support
M106_mortar_carrier
Mortar
System. Its mission is to provide heavy-weapon, high-angle organic indirect fire support to the unit commander. The M120 is used by both mechanized units
Soltam_K6
Anti-tank weapon
approximately 115 yards (105 m) in a direct fire anti-tank role, and 350 yards (320 m) in an indirect fire role. The PIAT had several advantages over other
PIAT
Part of the Vietnam War (1968)
assault preceded by 60 mm and 80 mm mortar fire from the south. Meanwhile, FSB Coral was also attacked by indirect fire from 02:45. Similar to the attack two
Battle_of_Coral–Balmoral
Integrated training program in the United States Army
stations that have OSUT training, such as: 11B and 11C (Infantryman and Indirect Fire Infantryman) at Fort Benning, Georgia 12B (Combat Engineer) at Fort
One_Station_Unit_Training
Mortar
is an American rifled, muzzle-loading, high-angle-of-fire weapon used for long-range indirect fire support to infantry units. The M30 system weighs 305
M30_mortar
List of future or planned Canadian Armed Forces projects
information) regarding the purchase of a new self-propelled howitzer with its "Indirect Fire Modernization" programme.: The requests include a top speed of 80km/h
Planned Canadian Forces projects
Planned_Canadian_Forces_projects
U.S. Army soldier who has received training as an Armored Reconnaissance Specialist
and removal of mines, and emplacing demolitions. Requests and adjusts indirect fire. Skill Level II (E5 Sergeant) Supervises scout vehicle crew. Supervises
Cavalry_scout
Swedish-French 155 mm artillery round
Sweden and Nexter of France. It was designed to fulfill a long range, indirect fire, top attack requirement against armoured fighting vehicles. The BONUS
Bofors/Nexter_Bonus
Swiss battle rifle of 1957
without an additional booster-charged rifle grenade. For such indirect rifle grenade fire, the Stgw. 57 was set on the ground and a weighted string attached
SIG_SG_510
Field artillery branch of the U.S. Army
artillery weapons systems to deliver surface-to-surface long range indirect fire. Indirect fire means that the projectile does not follow the line of sight to
Field Artillery Branch (United States)
Field_Artillery_Branch_(United_States)
Australian consultancy company
Palacio, David (January 2017). "Indirect Fire: A technical analysis of the employment, accuracy, and effects of indirect-fire artillery weapons" (PDF). icrc
Armament_Research_Services
Military device
especially in indirect fire by the Finnish artillery of the Continuation War, the Fire Correction Circle (Finnish: korjausympyrä) or (Fire) Correction Converter
Fire_Correction_Circle
Towed field gun
elevation scale. These optical indirect fire sights are now only used in recruit training. The guns also have a direct-fire telescope and were originally
L118_light_gun
Technology available in World War I
front line to fire over open sights at enemy infantry. During the war, the following improvements were made: Indirect counter-battery fire was developed
Technology_during_World_War_I
Type of unit used by the United States Army during World War II
three platoons of each firing company formed two platoons of six guns each. Companies took indirect fire positions to support the fire of the 897th, 898th
Tank destroyer battalion (United States)
Tank_destroyer_battalion_(United_States)
Use of naval artillery to provide fire support
types: direct fire, where the ship has line of sight with the target (either visually or through the use of radar), and indirect fire, which, to be accurate
Naval_gunfire_support
Soviet recoilless gun
The PBO-2 optical sight has a 5.5x zoom direct fire sight, and a 2.5x zoom sight for indirect fire. Type 65 – Chinese version that weighs only 28.2 kg
B-10_recoilless_rifle
Type of airburst ammunition
sub-projectiles. PMD330, with 407 sub-projectiles for point protection against indirect fire. PMD428, with 675 sub-projectiles, for use against smaller FPV-drones
AHEAD_ammunition
French bullpup assault rifle
direct fire at 75 to 100 m (246 to 328 ft), in anti-vehicle role indirect fire, in anti-personnel role: with the FAMAS inclined by 45°, allowing fire from
FAMAS
Light self-propelled gun
gun for infantry support, mobile anti-tank weapon and mobile gun for indirect fire. With all these tasks, light SPGs successfully coped. The SU-76M had
SU-76
Type of artillery weapon
field gun, and of a howitzer. It is thus able to convey both direct and indirect fire. Modern gun-howitzers are usually identified just as howitzers. To be
Gun-howitzer
rheinmetall.ca. Retrieved 2020-08-09. "RFI Indirect Fires Modernization IFM [DDR Modernisation des Feux Indirect MFI]". service.ariba.com. Archived from
List of equipment of the Canadian Armed Forces
List_of_equipment_of_the_Canadian_Armed_Forces
Military unit
primarily handles firing ceremonial gun-salute honors at general officer funerals, retirements, state occasions, and provides indirect fire support for the
Presidential_Salute_Battery
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INDIRECT FIRE
Girl/Female
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
One who Wins the Love of God
Surname or Lastname
German
German : from a diminutive of Fink.German : indirect occupational name for a blacksmith, from a derivative of finken ‘to make sparks’.Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : ornamental name from Yiddish finkl ‘sparkle’.English : variant spelling of Finkle.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname, possibly for a small person, from Middle English pink, penk ‘minnow’ (Old English pinc).English (southeastern) : variant of Pinch.Variant spelling of German Pinck, an indirect occupational name for a blacksmith, an onomatopoeic word imitating the sound of hammering which was perceived as pink(e)pank.German (of Slavic origin) : from a diminutive of Sorbian pien ‘log’, ‘tree stump’, hence probably a nickname for a solid or stubby person.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : distinguishing name for the older of two bearers of the same personal name, from Middle English eld ‘old’ (from Old English eald).Swedish : ornamental name from Old Norse eldr ‘flame’, ‘fire’.
Surname or Lastname
Jewish (American)
Jewish (American) : English translation of Feuerman (see Feuer).English : variant of Fairman.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Old French personal name Hu(gh)e, introduced to Britain by the Normans. This is in origin a short form of any of the various Germanic compound names with the first element hug ‘heart’, ‘mind’, ‘spirit’. Compare, for example, Howard 1, Hubble, and Hubert. It was a popular personal name among the Normans in England, partly due to the fame of St. Hugh of Lincoln (1140–1200), who was born in Burgundy and who established the first Carthusian monastery in England.In Ireland and Scotland this name has been widely used as an equivalent of Celtic Aodh ‘fire’, the source of many Irish surnames (see for example McCoy).
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Punjabi, Sikh
God's Light
Surname or Lastname
Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic)
Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : ornamental name from Yiddish fayer ‘fire’ or Yiddishized form of Feuer.English : variant of Fair.
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Punjabi, Sikh, Traditional
Lord Vishnu
Boy/Male
Tamil
Purifying, Fire, Brilliant, Pure
Boy/Male
Hindu
Beyond observaction, Mysterious, Unseen, Indirect
Boy/Male
Tamil
Pratyaksh | பà¯à®°à®¤à¯à®¯à®•à¯à®·
Direct evidence
Pratyaksh | பà¯à®°à®¤à¯à®¯à®•à¯à®·
Surname or Lastname
Spanish (Lestón)
Spanish (Lestón) : habitational name from any of four places called Lestó in A Coruña province, Galacia.English : unexplained; perhaps a habitational name from Leiston in Suffolk, so named from Old English lēg ‘beacon fire’ + tūn ‘farmstead’, ‘settlement’.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Direct, Lead
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Direct; Lead
Boy/Male
Tamil
Beyond observaction, Mysterious, Unseen, Indirect
Female
Hungarian
Hungarian form of English/French Florence, FIRENZE means "blossoming."
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada
Vishnu
Surname or Lastname
Irish
Irish : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hAodha ‘descendant of Aodh’, a personal name meaning ‘fire’ (compare McCoy). In some cases, especially in County Wexford, the surname is of English origin (see below), having been taken to Ireland by the Normans.English : habitational name from any of various places, for example in Devon and Worcestershire, so called from the plural of Middle English hay ‘enclosure’ (see Hay 1), or a topographic name from the same word.English : habitational name from any of various places, for example in Dorset, Greater London (formerly in Kent and Middlesex), and Worcestershire, so called from Old English hǣse ‘brushwood’, or a topographic name from the same word.English : patronymic from Hay 3.French : variant (plural) of Haye 3.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : metronymic from Yiddish name Khaye ‘life’ + the Yiddish possessive suffix -s.U.S. President Rutherford B. Hayes (1822–1893), born in Delaware, OH, was descended from old New England families on both sides. Through the paternal line he was descended from George Hayes, who emigrated from Scotland in 1680 and settled in Windsor, CT.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Direct evidence
INDIRECT FIRE
INDIRECT FIRE
Boy/Male
Native American
Fire maker.
Male
Scottish
Scottish Gaelic form of Old High German Godafrid, GOIRIDH means "God's peace."
Girl/Female
Tamil
Devamata | தேவமாஂதா
Mother Goddess
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from a pet form of the personal name Rollo or Rolf.
Girl/Female
Australian, French, Greek
Wise; Advise; Counsel
Girl/Female
Indian, Kannada, Punjabi, Sikh
One who Takes Shelter in the Guru
Boy/Male
French
Trees; sylvan.
Female
French
French form of Latin Apollonia, APOLLINE means "of Apollo."
Boy/Male
Hindu
Variation to Shanti meaning peacefulness
Girl/Female
Hindu
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v. t.
To point out or show to (any one), as the direct or right course or way; to guide, as by pointing out the way; as, he directed me to the left-hand road.
a.
Backhanded; indirect; oblique.
n.
A direct or indirect passing from one key to another; a modulation.
a.
In the line of descent; not collateral; as, a descendant in the direct line.
v. t.
To put a direction or address upon; to mark with the name and residence of the person to whom anything is sent; to superscribe; as, to direct a letter.
a.
Straight; not crooked, oblique, or circuitous; leading by the short or shortest way to a point or end; as, a direct line; direct means.
a.
Not resulting directly from an act or cause, but more or less remotely connected with or growing out of it; as, indirect results, damages, or claims.
v. t.
To charge with a crime, in due form of law, by the finding or presentment of a grand jury; to find an indictment against; as, to indict a man for arson. It is the peculiar province of a grand jury to indict, as it is of a house of representatives to impeach.
v. t.
To misdirect; to mislead.
a.
Not tending to an aim, purpose, or result by the plainest course, or by obvious means, but obliquely or consequentially; by remote means; as, an indirect accusation, attack, answer, or proposal.
a.
Not straightforward or upright; unfair; dishonest; tending to mislead or deceive.
a.
Not reaching the end aimed at by the most plain and direct method; as, an indirect proof, demonstration, etc.
v. t.
To arrange in a direct or straight line, as against a mark, or towards a goal; to point; to aim; as, to direct an arrow or a piece of ordnance.
a.
Indirect.
a.
Not direct; not straight or rectilinear; deviating from a direct line or course; circuitous; as, an indirect road.
v. t.
To give a wrong direction to; as, to misdirect a passenger, or a letter; to misdirect one's energies.
adv.
In an direct manner; not in a straight line or course; not in express terms; obliquely; not by direct means; hence, unfairly; wrongly.
adv.
In an indirect or subordinate manner; indirectly.
v. t.
To determine the direction or course of; to cause to go on in a particular manner; to order in the way to a certain end; to regulate; to govern; as, to direct the affairs of a nation or the movements of an army.
n.
The transmission of a disease from one person to another, by direct or indirect contact.