Fire

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-002269",
  "term": "Fire",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "To detonate an explosive charge for the purpose of breaking rock in a mine or quarry. This controlled process involves placing explosives in strategically drilled holes, connecting them to a blasting circuit, and initiating the explosion from a safe distance. The term also applies to the act of a miner being authorized to initiate the blast, as in being a 'firer' or 'shot-firer'.",
  "subject": "Mining and extraction",
  "see_also": [
    "firing",
    "overfired",
    "overfire",
    "underfire",
    "underfired"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "zünden",
    "es": "detonar",
    "fr": "tirer"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/fire/"
}