How to Use fire control in a Sentence
fire control
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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
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The fire control, including day and night optics, will be a maximum of three pounds.
—Allison Barrie, Fox News, 19 July 2018
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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
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Neusch relinquished fire control to the bio-andy’s tactical routines.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 26 June 2026
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At least 50 people were rescued from the building, which contains mainly shops, the fire control room said.
—Fox News, 14 May 2022
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The aircraft has an organic fire control system or can host a government system.
—Eric Tegler, Forbes, 25 May 2021
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By Wednesday, the road Alpha used to get to the plant was under Russian fire control.
—Isabelle Khurshudyan, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2024
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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
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Firefighters are focused on strengthening fire control lines in steep, rugged terrain and mopping up any small fires around structures, the agency said.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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Upgrades over the years have included improved armor, fire control and a new navigation system.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 28 June 2018
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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
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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
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The unmanned turret is operated using an advanced fire control system.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
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Fire officials said a smoke inversion allowed firefighters to build and strengthen fire control lines Sunday.
—NBC News, 12 July 2021
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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
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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
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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
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The rifles had distinct tooling in the fire control cavity indicative of firearm manufacturing.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Jan. 2023
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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
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Her platoon in Germany had fire control mechanics and M60 tank turret mechanics.
—Sarah Jacobs, The Aegis, 26 Mar. 2018
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These datapoints are all calculated by a fire control computer to generate a firing solution.
—Sebastien Roblin, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2022
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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
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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
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The purchase for an undisclosed sum is meant to boost Anduril’s capabilities in space domain awareness, battle management and fire control.
—Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
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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
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In that role, Ellis commanded 19 anti-aircraft guns, oversaw a crew of men, and operated the fire control system that directed when those guns should be fired.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
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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
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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
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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
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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
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