English Explanatory Dictionary

crossfire

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An arrangement of two or more weapons so each can fire diagonally at something in front of a line between them.
  2. The danger to a third party passing between two belligerents firing at one another.
  3. The danger to a third party passing between a gunman and his target.
  4. A heated confrontation between opposing factions.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɹɒsfaɪə/ /ˈkɹɔːsfaɪɹ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-crossfire.wav

Word forms

crossfire crossfires

Etymology

From cross- + fire.

Translations

Assamese: গুলীয়াগুলী Bulgarian: кръ́стосан о́гън Catalan: foc creuat Chinese Mandarin: 交火 Czech: křížová palba Danish: krydsild Finnish: ristituli French: feux croisés German: Kreuzfeuer Hebrew: אֵשׁ צוֹלֶבֶת Hungarian: kereszttűz Italian: fuoco incrociato Japanese: 十字砲火 Polish: ogień krzyżowy Portuguese: fogo cruzado Russian: перекрёстный ого́нь Spanish: fuego cruzado Swedish: korseld Turkish: çapraz ateş Ukrainian: перехре́сний вого́нь
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