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Type of analogue fire-control system
Ship gun fire-control systems (GFCS) are analogue fire-control systems that were used aboard naval warships prior to modern electronic computerized systems
Ship_gun_fire-control_system
Ranged weapon assistance system
U.S. Navy gun fire control systems, see ship gun fire-control systems. The use of director-controlled firing, together with the fire control computer,
Fire-control_system
Narrowly focused radar beam whose reflected signal is used to obtain a missile lock-on
of radars List of military electronics of the United States Ship gun fire-control system Wragg, David W. (1973). A Dictionary of Aviation (first ed.)
Fire-control_radar
Gun Fire Control System of the United States Navy
Mark 56 Gun Fire Control System (Mk.56 GFCS) is a gun fire-control system made up of AN/SPG-35 radar tracker and the Mark 42 ballistic computer. The directional
Mark 56 Gun Fire Control System
Mark_56_Gun_Fire_Control_System
Component of the Mark 37 Gun Fire Control System
The Mark 1, and later the Mark 1A, Fire Control Computer was a component of the Mark 37 Gun Fire Control System deployed by the United States Navy during
Mark_I_Fire_Control_Computer
Compensates for the motion of the platform
applications see ship gun fire-control system. Moving land-based systems tend to require more specialized stabilization. Due to the need to fire while in motion
Gun_stabilizer
Japanese ship gun fire-control system
FCS-1 was a Japanese ship gun fire-control system (GFCS). In the 1950s, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) used Mk 57 and Mk 63 as its main
FCS-1
Gun Fire Control System of the United States Navy
Mark 63 Gun Fire Control System (Mk.63 GFCS) is a gun fire-control system made up of AN/SPG-34 radar tracker and the Mark 29 gun sight. They were usually
Mark 63 Gun Fire Control System
Mark_63_Gun_Fire_Control_System
U.S. Navy gun control system
The Mark 34 Gun Weapon System (GWS) is a component of the Aegis Combat System that is responsible for controlling and providing fire control to the 127
Mark_34_Gun_Weapon_System
Computer that calculates aiming for weapons
the fire control system; it passes information to the computer that calculates range and elevation for the guns. Typically, positions on the ship measured
Director_(military)
Short-range shipboard weapon system
The Mark 38 25 mm machine gun system (MGS) is a shipboard weapon system designed to protect warships primarily from a variety of surface threats, especially
Mark 38 25 mm machine gun system
Mark_38_25_mm_machine_gun_system
Naval artillery
part of BAE Systems AB), designed in the late 1960s as a replacement design for the twin barreled Bofors 57 mm Naval Automatic Gun L/60. The gun is remotely
Bofors 57 mm Naval Automatic Gun L/70
Bofors_57_mm_Naval_Automatic_Gun_L/70
406 mm naval gun
up-to-date Mark 160 Fire Control System was used to guide the fire of the Iowa-class battleship Mark 7 guns. The Mark 7 gun was a built-up gun and was constructed
16-inch/50-caliber_Mark_7_gun
Close-in weapon system
An entirely self-contained unit, the mounting houses the gun, an automated fire-control system and all other major components, enabling it to automatically
Phalanx_CIWS
Swedish fire control radar
optronic tracking fire control director designed by Saab for use along with the 9LV naval fire control system (FCS) on naval ships. When interfaced to
CEROS_200_fire_control_radar
Type of defensive weapon system
Oerlikon Contraves) for mounting on ships. It is based on the 35/1000 revolver gun land-based air defense system and uses Advanced Hit Efficiency And
Rheinmetall Oerlikon Millennium Gun
Rheinmetall_Oerlikon_Millennium_Gun
Coastal defence structure
batteries, or adjust the aim of guns by spotting shell splashes. Fire control towers came into general use in coastal defence systems in the late 19th century
Fire_control_tower
United States Navy occupational rating
and systems; operate and maintain combat and weapons direction systems, surface-to-air and surface-to-surface missile systems, and gun fire control systems
Fire_controlman
Armament of WWII battleship
early main battery fire control consisted of the Fire Control Tower, two Mark 38 Gun Fire Control Systems (GFCS), and fire control equipment located in
Armament of the Iowa-class battleship
Armament_of_the_Iowa-class_battleship
Fast battleship class of the United States Navy
ship could fire any combination of its guns, including a broadside of all nine. The fire control was performed by the Mark 38 Gun Fire Control System
Iowa-class_battleship
Class of stealth corvette for the Algerian Navy
CSTC-supplied combat management system (CMS). The ships are equipped with an Italian 76 mm NG-16-1 naval cannon as their main gun, inside a turret with a reduced
Adhafer-class_corvette
British anti-aircraft fire-control system
was a control system and was made possible by an effective data transmission network between an external gun director, a below decks fire control computer
HACS
Dual Purpose Gun
purpose naval gun of World War II,[page needed] especially as it was usually under the control of the advanced Mark 37 Gun Fire Control System which provided
5-inch/38-caliber_gun
Artillery mounted on a warship
other ships were often used as floating gun platforms expressly for this purpose. However, given the relatively primitive nature of the fire control computers
Naval_artillery
Type of point-defense weapon system
Missile (USA) Mistral-3 ship-based remotely controlled variants (France) Sea Oryx (Taiwan) Tor missile system Examples of gun-missile-based CIWS in operational
Close-in_weapon_system
Shipboard fire at sea
later returned to the ship as her commander, and ultimately retired as an admiral. This was the second of three serious fires to strike American carriers
1967_USS_Forrestal_fire
Coastal defense ship class of the German Imperial Navy
(310 lb). The ships also had a secondary battery of ten 8.8 cm (3.46 in) SK L/30 guns with 2,500 rounds of ammunition. The 8.8 cm gun fired a 10 kg (22 lb)
Odin-class coastal defense ship
Odin-class_coastal_defense_ship
Swedish autocannon
traverse 360°. L/70 BOFI (Bofors Optronic Fire control Instrument) gun system: Electro optic fire control system (with a computer and laser range finder)
Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/70
Bofors_40_mm_Automatic_Gun_L/70
American military term
In the U.S. Army Coast Artillery Corps, the term fire control system was used to refer to the personnel, facilities, technology and procedures that were
Coast Artillery fire control system
Coast_Artillery_fire_control_system
The Mark 92 Fire Control System is a US-built medium-range anti-aircraft missile and gun fire control system. It was developed for the FFG-7 Oliver Hazard
Mark 92 Guided Missile Fire Control System
Mark_92_Guided_Missile_Fire_Control_System
Class of stealth guided missile frigate
mount with an automatic gun and fuze setter. Fire control is provided by the 5P-10E Puma FCS. The gun can fire 60 rounds a minute out to a range of 8.2 nautical
Talwar-class_frigate
Naval gun
displacement ships and comprises the Gun Mount with a MR-123-02/76 Fire Control Radar System. It has high survivability owing to autonomous use of the gun mount
AK-176
Naval artillery piece
used with many other fire control systems when not in Italian service. The Indian Navy ships uses BEL Lynx-U2 fire control system designed, developed and
OTO_Melara_76_mm
Weapon
Chanakya Forum. Retrieved January 17, 2025. See Ship gun fire-control system for the naval aspect of the system. "India's most-advanced warship to get the
Barak_MX
Coastal Artillery
become the next heavy coastal defense system. A 120 mm automatic gun system was eventually selected. Rb 08 anti-ship missile installations were seriously
12_cm_tornautomatpjäs_m/70
Naval artillery gun
either the Mk 86 Gun Fire Control System or the Mk 34 Gun Weapon System. Since before World War II, 5 inches (127 mm) has been the standard gun caliber for
5-inch/54-caliber_Mark_45_gun
US Navy small coastal combat ships
armament for self-defense, and command and control. Unlike traditional fighting ships with fixed armament such as guns and missiles, tailored mission modules
Independence-class littoral combat ship
Independence-class_littoral_combat_ship
Class of guided missile destroyers
the Dutch fire control and the US missile system rarely worked as intended. The missiles were also ineffective against sea-skimming anti-ship missiles
Iroquois-class_destroyer
a scanning and a fire control radar with a basic fire control computer. There were plans to replace the torpedo tubes with anti-ship missiles in the 1980s
Spica-class torpedo boat (Sweden)
Spica-class_torpedo_boat_(Sweden)
Electromagnetic projectile launcher
ship's electrical supplies will need to provide about 25 MW for as long as firing continues. As of 2020[update], the Navy had spent $500m on rail gun
Railgun
Class of American amphibious assault ships
radar, an AN/URN-25 TACAN system, along with several additional radars for navigation and fire control. All Wasp-class ships were built by Ingalls Shipbuilding
Wasp-class amphibious assault ship
Wasp-class_amphibious_assault_ship
Class of Russian battlecruisers
command and control ship SSV-33 Ural. Originally built for the Soviet Navy, the class is named after the first of a series of four ships constructed,
Kirov-class_battlecruiser
American autocannon
Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems produces the gun. It is an externally-powered, chain-driven, single-barrel weapon that may be fired in semi-automatic, burst
M242_Bushmaster
Class of Soviet missile corvette
"Kivach-2" on the bridge roof (or MR-312 "Pechera-1" on the ships of Poland), and the gun-fire control radar MR-123 Vympel (NATO: "Bass Tilt") at the foot of
Tarantul-class_corvette
Naval gun
multi-purpose 100 mm gun. The gun was designed to be effective for anti-aircraft defence, anti-ship combat, and shore bombardment fire support. The first
French_100_mm_naval_gun
Class of ship in the Indonesian Navy
fire control radar. The later version were equipped with Danish Terma-made SCANTER 4603 X-Band radar and C-Fire electro-optical fire control system.
Sampari-class fast attack craft
Sampari-class_fast_attack_craft
Ship class in the French-navy
directors to the guns frequently did not work, and the gunners needed to revert to manual control to make small adjustments. The ships' systems were modified
Dunkerque-class_battleship
Gun turret for autocannon with automated mount or manual control
electro-optical director (EOD). The gun and the EOD can be controlled from a remote operator console elsewhere on the ship. The weapon is a gyro-stabilized
30mm DS30M Mark 2 Automated Small Calibre Gun
30mm_DS30M_Mark_2_Automated_Small_Calibre_Gun
Class of destroyer built for the Soviet Navy
The ship carries 48 Shtil missiles. The ship's 130-millimetre (5.1 in) guns are the AK-130-MR-184. The system includes a computer control system with
Sovremenny-class_destroyer
Coastal Artillery
a central installation featuring fire control, power supply and accommodation, and with tunnels leading to each gun. Adaptions were made and some installations
7.5_cm_tornpjäs_m/57
Ship ("21-Go" Modify 4 Anti-Surface, Fire-assisting Radar) Type 2 Mark 3 Model 1 anti-surface fire-control radar ("31-Go" anti-surface fire-control radar)
List of Japanese military equipment of World War II
List_of_Japanese_military_equipment_of_World_War_II
Shipboard gun and missile system
Type 81 Fire Control System (FCS-2) is a Japanese shipboard gun and missile fire-control system. This series of systems has been installed on destroyers
FCS-2
Stealth missile destroyer class of the US Navy
meeting a congressional mandate for naval fire support. The ship was designed around its two Advanced Gun Systems (AGS), utilizing unique Long Range Land
Zumwalt-class_destroyer
Military ship gun fire-control system
used in conjunction with the Mark 68 gun fire-control system. It was used with the 5"/54 caliber Mark 42 gun system aboard Belknap-class cruisers, Mitscher
AN/SPG-53
Indian Navy ship class
INS Brahmaputra at launch, until the ship was retro-fitted with the Israeli Barak SAM system, with fire control provided by an EL/M-2221 STGR radar. INS
Brahmaputra-class_frigate
British battleship (1906–1919)
(ship, 1906). Guide to the Dreadnought's distinctive 12-inch (305 mm) guns Dreadnought Project's technical material on the weaponry and fire control of
HMS_Dreadnought_(1906)
US Navy cruiser class
the missile systems (Talos and Tartar) had new digital fire control system upgrades to handle the increasing threat from Soviet Navy anti-ship cruise missiles
Albany-class_cruiser
Naval gun
destroyer-sized ships to replace decommissioned cruisers for long-range shore bombardment. United States naval gun terminology indicates the gun fired a projectile
8-inch/55-caliber_Mark_71_gun
Electromechanical fire control computer
following World War II, specifically the Computer Mk 47 in the Mk 68 Gun Fire Control system. During World War II, rangekeepers directed gunfire on land, sea
Rangekeeper
Autocannon
self-propelled anti-aircraft guns (SPAAG). The system could be paired with the off-gun (remote) Super Fledermaus fire control radar, which in the late 1970s
Oerlikon_GDF
Polish anti-aircraft gun
ZGS-158M sight, the main fire control station and the emergency fire control station, a pedestal mount with a yoke to control the gun, an anti-air sight and
OSU-35K
Planned class of Soviet battlecruisers
the Navy desired a ship of 20,000 tonnes (20,000 long tons) or smaller, armed with eight 203 mm and twelve 100-millimeter (3.9 in) guns, a dozen 37-millimeter
Stalingrad-class battlecruiser
Stalingrad-class_battlecruiser
American coastal artillery station
Artillery Corps as part of fire control systems for locating the positions of attacking ships and controlling the firing of seacoast guns, mortars, or mines to
Base_end_station
Class of future Indian Navy training ships
AK-630 CIWS (with EON-51 FCS) and 12.7 mm calibre machine guns equipped with each Fire Control System. The vessels are based on an L&T's in-house design. The
Krishna-class_training_ship
Naval weapon system
The DS30B rapid-fire cannon is a 30 mm Oerlikon stabilized, ship-protection system created by MSI-Defence Systems and controlled by a single operator.
DS30B_rapid_fire_cannon
United States. The British Royal Navy introduces the director ship gun fire-control system using the Dreyer Table, a mechanical analogue computer. The Sperry
1912_in_science
Naval gun
Mk4 naval gun system is a lightweight multi-purpose naval cannon. It fires programmable Bofors 40 mm 3P all-target ammunition to engage ships, aircraft
Bofors_40_Mk4
18th-century long firearm
early stages of the Napoleonic Wars. It is a type of volley gun adapted for ship-to-ship fighting, but was limited in its use because of the powerful
Nock_gun
Soviet and Russian fully automatic naval close-in weapon system
The complete weapon system is called A-213-Vympel-A, which comprises the AK-630M Gun Mount, MR-123-02 Fire-Control Radar System, and SP-521 Electrical-Optical
AK-630
Legend-class U.S. Coast Guard cutter
integration with Rescue 21 Advanced state-of-the-art Ships Integrated Control System (machinery control, steering, navigation) for reduced manpower requirements
USCGC_Bertholf
US Navy guided-missile destroyer class
helicopters; and antisurface warfare with ship-to-ship missiles and guns. With upgrades to their AN/SPY-1 radar systems and associated missile payloads as part
Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyer
Iowa-class battleship of the U.S. Navy
defense against enemy anti-ship missiles and enemy aircraft. She also received upgrades to radar and fire-control systems for her guns and missiles, and improved
USS_Missouri_(BB-63)
Warship of 17th–19th centuries
manoeuvering to volley fire with the cannons along their broadsides. In conflicts where opposing ships were both able to fire from their broadsides, the
Ship_of_the_line
Naval multipurpose surface search and fire-control radar
States Navy multi-purpose surface search and fire control radar used with the Mk-86 gun fire-control system (MK86 GFCS). It is a two dimensional surface-search
AN/SPQ-9
British surface-to-air missile system
3-inch gun turrets amidships on each ship. The final Royal Navy Seacat variant, this used the Italian Alenia Orion RTN-10X fire control system with Type
Seacat_(missile)
Class of frigates built for the Royal Navy
Consequently, the ship's structure does not impose no-fire directions that would delay or inhibit missile firing in a conventionally launched system. With the
Type_23_frigate
Naval gun
remotely from the Mk 68 Gun Fire Control System, or locally from the mount at the One Man Control (OMC) station. The self-loading gun mount weighs about 60
5-inch/54-caliber_Mark_42_gun
Class of American littoral combat ships
Melara deck gun and medium-caliber rapid-fire guns, such as 0.5-inch (13 mm) machine guns, M621 0.79-inch (20 mm) NARWHAL remote-controlled guns or similar
Freedom-class littoral combat ship
Freedom-class_littoral_combat_ship
Imperial Japanese Battleship class
mounts for 127-millimetre (5 in) anti-aircraft (AA) guns and additional fire-control directors. Both ships were also given torpedo bulges to improve their
Fusō-class_battleship
Competition of United States Army
program was a new gun system known as the "over-head gun" or OHG. This consisted of a tank gun mounted on a remote-control turret with the gun itself on a rotating
M551 Sheridan replacement process
M551_Sheridan_replacement_process
Chukar Paravane Seafox drone RP-3 SNEB 4.5 inch Mark 8 naval gun Admiralty Fire Control Table - retired Vickers range clock - retired British 18 inch
List of equipment of the Royal Navy
List_of_equipment_of_the_Royal_Navy
Class of German World War II-era fast battleships
used by the fire control systems (German: Rechenstellen) to compute firing solutions for the different guns and targets. The guns were fired electrically
Bismarck-class_battleship
Widely exported German frigate design
surface ships. The MEKO frigates have high-level specifications for shock resistance, stiffness requirements for the fire control and radar systems, and
MEKO_200
British Fast battleship
the earliest. The British had enough 15-inch (381 mm) guns and turrets in storage to allow one ship of a modified Lion-class design with four twin-15-inch
HMS_Vanguard_(23)
Class of large French naval ships
magazine. The ships could be fitted with rails to drop forty 530-kilogram (1,170 lb) Breguet B4 mines. Fire control for the main guns was provided by
Le_Fantasque-class_destroyer
Part of the defenses of Boston
was manned by hundreds of soldiers and bristled with mortars and guns that controlled the southern approaches to Boston and Quincy Bay. The fort also served
Fort_Andrews
American light tank
The M8 armored gun system (AGS), sometimes known as the Buford, is an American light tank that was intended to replace the M551 Sheridan and TOW missile-armed
M8_armored_gun_system
Destroyer class of the US Navy
torpedo tube mounts.[citation needed] Hull and later ships were built under SCB 85A with their fire control directors reversed from the SCB 85 configuration
Forrest Sherman-class destroyer
Forrest_Sherman-class_destroyer
Thai class of ship
with newer systems, which consisted of 100 mm/56 Type 79A twin-barreled gun and its TR47C fire control radar with FCU17C-2 calculator system, Poseidon
Chao_Phraya-class_frigate
Navy of the Korean Joseon dynasty
system. In the naval organization of the late Joseon period, shield ships were typically deployed in one of two formations: shield ship, 1 armed ship
Joseon_Navy
Optical ranging devices
conditions under which they are to be used." Ship gun fire-control system Coast Artillery fire control system Periscope Heliometer Stadiametric rangefinding
Coincidence_rangefinder
Series of weapon systems
for developing the Schneider-Canet gun system for 75 mm iron BL mountain guns, and rapid-fire 120 mm and 152 mm guns. Roksund, Jeune École Brooke, Warships
Canet_gun
Class of anti-submarine frigates in service with German navy
machine guns. The radar suite consists of Thales Nederland 2D air search (LW 08), 3D multi function (SMART-S) and two STIR 180 fire control radars in
Brandenburg-class_frigate
Chinese automated close-in weapons system
the radar and the gun mount, thus providing faster reaction time than the Russian design in which the radar and fire control system are separately located
Type_730_CIWS
Type of naval close-in weapon system
optronic tracking system with infrared and visible spectrum modes provide target information. A control console is located in the ship's operations room
Denel_35_mm_Dual_Purpose_Gun
U.S. Military adopted variant of the FN MAG
(11.6 kg). The rate of fire of the M240G can be controlled by three gas settings. On gas setting one the machine gun will fire at 650–750 rounds per minute
M240_machine_gun
British defence weapons manufacturer
wheeled armored combat vehicles, naval guns, naval ship repair and modernization, artillery and missile launching systems, advanced precision strike munitions
BAE Systems Platforms & Services
BAE_Systems_Platforms_&_Services
Canadian warship class (1958–1998)
system, new radar and fire control systems and satellite navigation. The ships had the Mk 127E navigational radar, SPS-502 radar and AN/SPG-515 fire control
Restigouche-class_destroyer
Regulations on arms and ammunition
Gun laws and policies, collectively referred to as firearms regulation or gun control, regulate the manufacture, sale, transfer, possession, modification
Overview of gun laws by nation
Overview_of_gun_laws_by_nation
American third-generation main battle tank
main gun) to the right of the main gun. The coaxial MG is aimed and fired with the same computerized firing control system used for the main gun. On earlier
M1_Abrams
SHIP GUN-FIRE-CONTROL-SYSTEM
SHIP GUN-FIRE-CONTROL-SYSTEM
Girl/Female
American, British, Chinese, English, Irish
Island of Ships; Cenel's Island; Ship Victory; Brave
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly East Anglia)
English (mainly East Anglia) : metonymic occupational name for a boatbuilder or a mariner, from Middle English ship ‘ship’.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Sun, Fire
Female/Male/Unisex
Korean
Korean name SHIN means "faith, trust." Compare with another form of Shin.
Female
Hebrew
(ש×ִיר) Hebrew unisex name SHIR means "song."
Girl/Female
Arabic
Ship
Boy/Male
American, Australian, Scandinavian
Sea Captain; Form of Skipper; Ship-master
Female
Italian
Medieval Italian unisex name derived from the word fiore, FIORE means "flower."
Girl/Female
American, British, English
Ship Island; Brave; Victory Ship
Girl/Female
American, British, English, Irish
Ship; Island; Victorious Ship; Brave
Surname or Lastname
Italian (Faré)
Italian (Faré) : Lombard variant of Ferrari.English : topographic name for a dweller by the roadside, Middle English fare (Old English fær).English : variant spelling of Fair.
Female
Thai/Siamese
Thai name A-GUN means "grape."
Female
Japanese
Unisex short form of Japanese names beginning with Shig-, SHIG means "luxuriant."
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim, Sindhi
Ship
Boy/Male
Tamil
Sun, Fire
Boy/Male
Bengali, Hindu, Indian
Lord Shib
Male
Scottish
Scottish surname transferred to forename use, FIFE means "from Fife," a place said to have gotten its name from the legendary Pictish hero Fib.
Female
Norse
Old Norse name composed of the elements guð "God" and run "rune, secret lore," hence "divine rune." In mythology, this is the name of the wife of Sigurðr.
Male
Japanese
(1-晋, 2-信, 3-紳, 4-心, 5-慎, 6-新, 7-進, 8-真) Japanese name SHIN means 1) "advancing," 2) "belief," 3) "gentleman," 4) "heart," 5) "humble," 6) "new," 7) "progressive," and 8) "true." Compare with another form of Shin.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim, Pashtun
Green / Blue Flower
SHIP GUN-FIRE-CONTROL-SYSTEM
SHIP GUN-FIRE-CONTROL-SYSTEM
Male
Norwegian
Norwegian form of Old Norse Ãsketill, ASKEL means "divine kettle."
Boy/Male
Hindu
Boy/Male
Hindu
Blessed by Lord Krishna
Boy/Male
Tamil
Devbrata | தேவà¯à®ªà¯à®°à®¤à®¾
Bhishma
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a swift runner, from northern Middle English ray ‘roebuck’ + bane, bone ‘bone’, ‘leg’.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Noble; Famous; Eminent; Distinguished; Brilliant
Boy/Male
Assamese, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Sanskrit, Telugu
Lord of the Immovable; The Himalayas
Biblical
beauty; comeliness,Beauty
Boy/Male
Indian
View
Boy/Male
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
A Thought
SHIP GUN-FIRE-CONTROL-SYSTEM
SHIP GUN-FIRE-CONTROL-SYSTEM
SHIP GUN-FIRE-CONTROL-SYSTEM
SHIP GUN-FIRE-CONTROL-SYSTEM
SHIP GUN-FIRE-CONTROL-SYSTEM
imp. & p. p.
of Fire
v. i.
To take fire; to be kindled; to kindle.
n.
One who fires or sets fire to anything; an incendiary.
v. t.
To engage or secure for service on board of a ship; as, to ship seamen.
v. i.
To embark on a ship.
n.
Anything which destroys or affects like fire.
v. i.
To miss fire; as, the gun snapped.
v. t.
To cause to explode; as, to fire a torpedo; to disharge; as, to fire a musket or cannon; to fire cannon balls, rockets, etc.
adv. & a.
On fire.
n. & v.
See Control.
v. t.
To light up as if by fire; to illuminate.
n.
Power or authority to check or restrain; restraining or regulating influence; superintendence; government; as, children should be under parental control.
n.
The distance sailed by a ship; as, a good run; a run of fifty miles.
v. t.
To receive on board ship; as, to ship a sea.
v. t.
To drive by fire.
n.
Control of one's self; restraint exercised over one's self; self-command.
n.
Fire.
v. t.
To set on fire; to kindle; as, to fire a house or chimney; to fire a pile.
v. t.
To feed or serve the fire of; as, to fire a boiler.