La theorie du TIR, Fr. The theory or art of firing.
Tir perpendiculaire, Fr. A shot made in a perpendicular direction.
Tir oblique, Fr. An oblique shot.
Tir à ricochet, Fr. A ricochet shot.
Tir rasant, Fr. A grazing shot; or shot made rasant. See [Fortification].
Tir plongeant, Fr. A downward or plunging shot.
Tir fichant, Fr. A shot made fichant. See [Fortification].
La justesse du TIR, Fr. The true direction of a shot. The French say, ce fusil n’a pas le tir juste, this musquet has not a true direction, or its shot diverges from the point levelled at.
TIRAILLER, Fr. To pester, to annoy. Hence the word Tirailleur.
TIRAILLEUR. A soldier who fires as he pleases; a rifleman.