(DoD, NATO) A method of adjusting fire in which a bracket is established by obtaining an over and a short along the spotting line, and then successively splitting the bracket in half until a target hit or desired bracket is obtained.
Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. 31 January 2011.
| APA | Military Dictionary (DoD). (2011). bracketing. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/bracketing/definitions/1960631 |
| Chicago | Military Dictionary (DoD). 2011. "bracketing" http://smartdefine.org/bracketing/definitions/1960631 (accessed September 20, 2026). |
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| MLA | Military Dictionary (DoD). "bracketing" 4 April 2011. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/bracketing/definitions/1960631> |