holding fire in English

situation in which there is a pause in the firing of weapons (generally caused by surprise)

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1. The fire is not holding them back here.

2. 17 We will be holding a fire drill this morning.

3. complete stoppage of work on the holding due to accidental causes (flooding, fire, etc.).

4. 4. complete stoppage of work on the holding due to accidental causes (flooding, fire, etc.).

5. (d) total cessation of work on the holding due to accidental causes (flood, fire, etc.).

6. complete stoppage of work on the agricultural holding due to accidental causes (flooding, fire, etc.).

7. She cried aloud in joyous elation, her body still on fire, holding on to the magical moment as long as she could.

8. For both outside- holding and inside- holding jaws

9. Crayon Group Holding ASA operates as a holding company

10. Vietnam had reacted with unprecedented stridency by holding the live-fire drill and issuing a decree on the terms of military service, he added.

11. Allseeds VIOIL Holding Wilmar International Optimusagro Holding SVMA Agro Products

12. Allseeds VIOIL Holding Wilmar International Optimusagro Holding SVMA Agro Products

13. Barilla Holding Societa' Per Azioni operates as a holding company

14. Holding for memories.

15. Roy holding up?

16. To expose the absurdity of the hellfire doctrine, we might say: ‘No loving father would punish his child by holding his child’s hand in a fire.

17. Holding cell, now!

18. Fire detection, fire alarm and fire suppression equipment including modules to detect fire and actuate fire alarm and/or fire suppression equipment

19. Or holding up bridges.

20. What's holding you up?

21. The rather stubborn Banksia cuneata, for example, will nurture 17,000 seeds for more than twenty years, holding each within its canopy of woody capsules.No fire? No seed release

22. Champion Motors is a subsidiary of Allied Holding, an Israeli investment holding company;

23. for undertaking CNP: financial holding company, holding shares in a broad range of sectors,

24. I was holding back.

25. I'm holding your hand