Attributive Designating an area in which military forces are authorized to fire on any target without obtaining prior clearance; chiefly in "free-fire zone".
Origin
1960s; earliest use found in The Gettysburg Times. From free + fire.
Definition of free-fire in US English:
free-fire
adjectiveˈfriːfʌɪə
Military
Attributive Designating an area in which military forces are authorized to fire on any target without obtaining prior clearance; chiefly in "free-fire zone".
Origin
1960s; earliest use found in The Gettysburg Times. From free + fire.