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perimeter fire

German translation: Rundumfeuer

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English term or phrase:perimeter fire
German translation:Rundumfeuer
Entered by: Thomas Bollmann

04:18 Dec 4, 2001
English to German translations [Non-PRO]
Military / Defense / Guns/war
English term or phrase: perimeter fire
Get across the front and lay down perimeter fire.
Nicole Worbis (X)
Local time: 01:15
Rundumfeuer
Explanation:
...might be one possibility

...den Randbereich (die Umgrenzung/Umwehr/Peripherie) unter Beschuss nehmen...
might be another possibility

The BMVg dictionary lists
perimeter defense = Rundumverteidigung
and
perimeter = Randbereich or Umgrenzung (einer milit. Anlage) or Umwehr or Vorpostenlinie (um eine Stellung) or Peripherie
Unfortunately, though, it is silent on perimeter fire.

If your context supports it (and from what you quote, it would seem to), I'd probably use s.th. like "rundum feuern, um die Peripherie zu sichern"

HTH

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Ulrike Lieder (X)
Local time: 16:15
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Summary of answers provided
4Umzingelungsfeuer
Ingrid Grzeszik
4Rundumfeuer
Ulrike Lieder (X)
2Sperrfeuer
Thomas Bollmann


  

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Sperrfeuer


Explanation:
It is just a guess, but it could be "Sperrfeuer"


    guess
Thomas Bollmann
Germany
Local time: 01:15
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Umzingelungsfeuer


Explanation:
perimeter = Umfang

in context with war could be "Umzingelung"

Ingrid Grzeszik
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Henri (X)
1 hr
disagree  Ulrike Lieder (X): Umzingelung would imply that one side has the other side surrounded, and that's not at all implied by perimeter fire
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Rundumfeuer


Explanation:
...might be one possibility

...den Randbereich (die Umgrenzung/Umwehr/Peripherie) unter Beschuss nehmen...
might be another possibility

The BMVg dictionary lists
perimeter defense = Rundumverteidigung
and
perimeter = Randbereich or Umgrenzung (einer milit. Anlage) or Umwehr or Vorpostenlinie (um eine Stellung) or Peripherie
Unfortunately, though, it is silent on perimeter fire.

If your context supports it (and from what you quote, it would seem to), I'd probably use s.th. like "rundum feuern, um die Peripherie zu sichern"

HTH




    Mikroplanfilm-W�rterbuch BMVg
Ulrike Lieder (X)
Local time: 16:15
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Native speaker of: German
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