crossfire
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crossfire
- /ˈkɹɒsfaɪə/ UK
- /ˈkɹɔːsfaɪɹ/ US
noun crossfires
- An arrangement of two or more weapons so each can fire diagonally at something in front of a line between them.
- The danger to a third party passing between two belligerents firing at one another. The two factions were either side of the road. A civilian lorry was caught in the crossfire and became collateral damage
- The danger to a third party passing between a gunman and his target. A woman who was caught in the crossfire of a drive-by shooting in north London on Tuesday evening was not the intended target, police have said.
- A heated confrontation between opposing factions.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: gunfire, shooting, shoot-out, firefight, shootout, crossroads, crossroad, gunfight, lamp, fire, drive-by, firing, confrontation, fires, crossbarring, cross potent
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noun lines of fire
| Español | fuego cruzado |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 十字砲火 jūjihōka |
| 中文 | 交火 jiāohuǒ |
| Português | fogo cruzado |
| Français | feux croisés |
| Deutsch | Kreuzfeuer |
| Italiano | fuoco incrociato |
| Русский | перекрёстный ого́нь perekrjóstnyj ogónʹ |
| עברית | אֵשׁ צוֹלֶבֶת esh tzolévet |
noun heated confrontation
| Português | fogo cruzado |
|---|---|
| Русский | перекрёстный ого́нь perekrjóstnyj ogónʹ |
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@misc{crossfire_2026,
title = {crossfire},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/crossfire},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
