( direct hits)
If a place suffers a direct hit , a bomb, bullet, or other missile that has been aimed at it lands exactly in that place, rather than some distance away.
The dug-outs were secure from everything but a direct hit.
N-COUNT
( direct hits)
If a place suffers a direct hit , a bomb, bullet, or other missile that has been aimed at it lands exactly in that place, rather than some distance away.
The dug-outs were secure from everything but a direct hit.
N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Английский словарь Коллинз COBUILD для изучающих язык на продвинутом уровне. 2006