over-fire

Updated: August 4, 2026

You understand he had been above ground all the time, while the fighters were in the trenches, where they had more protection. It was the over-fire that he was obliged to plod through, and you who have never seen a battle do not realize what a fierce thing this over-fire is.

Ruth Royce - The Children of France : A Book of Stories of the Heroism and Self-sacrifice of Youthful Patriots of France During the Great War