friendly fire
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friendly fire
- /ˌfɹɛn(d).li ˈfaɪ.ə/ UK
- /ˌfɹɛn(d).li ˈfaɪ.ɚ/ US
noun
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Weapons fire coming unintentionally from allied or friendly forces rather than from enemy forces, usually that which causes damage or casualties.
It is clear that the firing of very heavy guns, or the enemy's fire in return, would very seriously interfere with an abbatis, or anything of that kind, and it will be only something of the lightest character, or something that is placed at a considerable distance from the friendly fire, the fire of
Similar: blue-on-blue
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noun accidental fire from allied or friendly forces
| Español | fuego amigo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 아군 사격 agun sagyeok |
| 日本語 | フレンドリー・ファイア furendorī-faia, 同士討ち dōshi uchi, 友軍相撃 yūgun sōgeki |
| 中文 | 誤擊 /误击 wùjī, 友軍炮火 /友军炮火 yǒujūn pàohuǒ |
| Português | fogo amigo |
| Français | feu ami, tir ami, tir fratricide |
| Deutsch | Eigenbeschuss, Friendly Fire, Beschuss durch die eigene Seite, irrtümlicher Beschuss der eigenen Streitkräfte, Nutzfeuer, eigenes Feuer |
| Italiano | fuoco amico |
| Ελληνικά | φίλια πυρά fília pyrá |
| Română | foc prietenesc |
| Русский | ого́нь по свои́м ogónʹ po svoím, дру́жественный ого́нь drúžestvennyj ogónʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | quân ta đánh thắng quân mình, quân ta bắn quân mình |
| العربية | نِيرَان صَدِيقَة nīrān ṣadīqa |
| עברית | אש כוחותינו \ אֵשׁ כֹּחוֹתיניָ esh kokhótya |
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title = {friendly fire},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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