(DoD) In artillery and naval gunfire support, a term used by a spotter and/or observer in a call for fire to indicate the bearing of the spotting line. See also bearing; naval gunfire support; spotter; spotting line.
Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. 31 January 2011.
| APA | Military Dictionary (DoD). (2011). direction. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/direction/definitions/1961390 |
| Chicago | Military Dictionary (DoD). 2011. "direction" http://smartdefine.org/direction/definitions/1961390 (accessed September 20, 2026). |
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| MLA | Military Dictionary (DoD). "direction" 4 April 2011. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/direction/definitions/1961390> |