suppressive fire suppressive • suppressively · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · suppressive fire · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 16 · · Length 4 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) fire on or about a weapon system to degrade its performance below what is needed to fulfill its mission objectives. Synonyms: suppressive fire. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · space U+0020 e latin small letter e U+0065 f latin small letter f U+0066 i latin small letter i U+0069 p latin small letter p U+0070 r latin small letter r U+0072 s latin small letter s U+0073 u latin small letter u U+0075 v latin small letter v U+0076