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From Department of Defense, for About.com

Definition: (DOD) The lateral distribution of the fire of two or more pieces so that adjoining points of impact or points of burst are separated by the maximum effective width of burst of the type shell being used.

See also converged sheaf; parallel sheaf; sheaf; special sheaf.

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