The fighting was now so mixed up that the Wolf archers on the ground could not fire safely.

Similarly if a chamber wasn't in exactly the right position when the hammer hit the cap it would fire normally and safely.

You say your pilots can't safely fire a few shots across his bow--I say they can.

Then the enemies were too close together for Kell to fire safely.

The only problem was, Kit couldn't fire safely at the men in black.

It was poorly situated at the base of a bluff next to a deep ravine, areas from which enemies could safely fire at the fort.

Their Italian origin should not be taken to mean that these will safely fire the longer, but outwardly similar, 6.5x52mm Carcano round.

As the mushrooms rose, we marched 1,000 yards to ground zero, pawns to prove that the infantry could safely fire atomic artillery shells.

Their column formation allowed only the front rows of soldiers to fire safely.

He was also modulating the Anaximenes's speed, thwarting easy anticipation of where they could safely fire.