crossfire.
An arrangement of two or more weapons so each can fire diagonally at something in front of a line between them.
Meaning & usage
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 heated confrontation between opposing factions.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree English cross- Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Germanic *fōr Proto-West Germanic *fuir Old English fȳr Middle English fyr English fire English crossfire From cross- + fire.
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