crossfire
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Synonyms: cross fire, crosswise, grassfire, crossbite, crosstie, crossfade, crossvine, frostfire, cross file, cross-file, cross wire
Antonyms: cross fire, crosswise, grassfire, crossbite, crosstie, crossfade, crossvine, frostfire, cross file, cross-file, cross wire
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Noun
- {{lb|en|military}} 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 danger to a third party passing between a gunman and his target.
- {{lb|en|by extension}} A [[heated]] [[confrontation]] between opposing [[faction]]s.
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