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[ kraws-fahyer, kros‐ ] / ˈkrɔsˌfaɪər, ˈkrɒs‐ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR crossfire ON THESAURUS.COM
nounlines of gunfire from two or more positions or combatants crossing one another, or a single one of such lines. a brisk exchange of words or opinions. a situation involving conflicting claims, forces, etc. Origin of crossfireFirst recorded in 1855–60 Words nearby crossfirecross-fade, cross-fertile, cross-fertilization, cross-fertilize, cross-file, crossfire, cross flap, crossfoot, cross fox, cross-garnet, cross-gartered Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for crossfireBut no more so than the Sodexo building maintenance man or the two cops who were also killed in the crossfire. Trolls and Martyrdom: Je Ne Suis Pas Charlie|Arthur Chu|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST A street sweeper was caught in the crossfire as a gunman fired at the officer, fatally wounding her in the back. France Mourns—and Hunts|Nico Hines, Christopher Dickey|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST These things also happen to people who you know are helpless, like random people caught in the crossfire. Bergdahl’s Bitter Homecoming: The Psychological Cost of War|Jean Kim|July 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST Many more lives, often of civilians stuck in the crossfire, will be lost. Why Putin Let MH17 Get Shot Down|James Miller|July 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And when you are in public office, expect to get caught in the crossfire, especially if there are RICO statutes. Can America’s Favorite Ex-Con Mayor Win Again?|David Freedlander|June 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST The questions of father and son were a crossfire, and it must be owned they had good reason for amazement. The Companions of Jehu|Alexandre Dumas, pre They were overeager to contact the fighters and one of them caught a crossfire as he roared in. A Yankee Flier with the R.A.F.|Rutherford G. Montgomery He also had a crossfire, that he used at times with telling effect. Baseball Joe, Home Run King|Lester Chadwick The direct and crossfire of these guns were so coordinated that many guns could play upon a dangerous enemy approach. The Fight for the Argonne|William Benjamin West Several had been wounded in the crossfire of the two opposing forces, but their bodies had been removed. The Radio Boys' Search for the Inca's Treasure|Gerald Breckenridge
British Dictionary definitions for crossfire
nounmilitary converging fire from one or more positions a lively exchange of ideas, opinions, etc Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to crossfireintersection, junction, give-and-take, networking, shower, salvo, hail, fusillade, bombardment, storm, volley, blast, gunfire, shelling, burst, firing, attack, explosion, bombing, barter |