(DoD, NATO) In land operations, an electrical circuit and/or pyrotechnic loop designed to detonate connected charges from a firing point.
(DoD, NATO) In naval mine warfare, that part of a mine circuit which either completes the detonator circuit or operates a ship counter.
(DoD, NATO) In naval mine warfare, that part of a mine circuit which either completes the detonator circuit or operates a ship counter.
Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. 31 January 2011.
| APA | Military Dictionary (DoD). (2011). firing circuit. Retrieved September 30, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/firing_circuit/definitions/1961720 |
| Chicago | Military Dictionary (DoD). 2011. "firing circuit" http://smartdefine.org/firing_circuit/definitions/1961720 (accessed September 30, 2026). |
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| MLA | Military Dictionary (DoD). "firing circuit" 4 April 2011. Web. 30 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/firing_circuit/definitions/1961720> |