exchange of fire

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exchange of fire

noun exchanges of fire

  1. countable, uncountable The act of shooting at each other by antagonists armed with guns. It was the RCN's first exchange of fire with the enemy during the Second World War.

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中文交火 jiāohuǒ, 交戰 /交战 jiāozhàn
Françaiséchange de tirs
DeutschSchusswechsel
Русскийперестре́лка perestrélka, перепа́лка perepálka

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@misc{exchange_of_fire_2026,
  title = {exchange of fire},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/exchange%20of%20fire},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}