Abgefeuert

Abgefeuert is the past participle of the German verb abfeuern. It denotes the completion of an act in which a device or weapon releases something—most often a projectile or a signal. Typical usages include firing a firearm, discharging an artillery piece, launching a rocket, or triggering a firework. In journalism and technical writing, abgefeuert describes an event in which the device emits its charge: “Die Waffe wurde abgefeuert,” “Die Rakete wurde abgefeuert,” “Das Feuerwerk wurde abgefeuert.”

Der Wortstamm feuern means to shoot or to fire; prefixed by ab-, it conveys the sense of release or outward emission. The combination forms a common German verb for initiating an audible or visible discharge. The participle abgefeuert also functions adjectivally: “eine abgefeuerte Waffe” or “abgefeuerte Rakete” to describe the item after discharge.

Beyond weapons and devices, abgefeuert can be used in broader contexts to indicate something that has been started or released, especially in technical procedures or demonstrations. It is generally not used for non-technical actions such as being fired from a job, where the verb feuern is used in its own right; abgefeuert would be unusual in that sense.

Related terms include feuern, abfeuern, abschießen, and das Abfeuern as a noun.