Prepare to fire is a phrase used in the military to indicate that a soldier is ready to fire their weapon. The crossword solutions for this term are AIM (3 letters), COCK (4 letters), LOAD (4 letters), and TAKEAIM (7 letters). AIM is an action of pointing a weapon at a target, COCK is the action of loading a weapon with ammunition, LOAD is the action of putting ammunition into a weapon, and TAKEAIM is the action of aiming a weapon at a target.