"crossfire" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkɹɒsfaɪə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkɹɔːsfaɪɹ/ [US] Forms: crossfires [plural]
Etymology: From cross- + fire. Etymology templates: {{af|en|cross-|fire}} cross- + fire Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} crossfire (countable and uncountable, plural crossfires)
  1. (military) Lines of fire from multiple positions that cross in a small region Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Military Translations (lines of fire): গুলীয়াগুলী (guliaguli) (Assamese), кръ́стосан о́гън (krǎ́stosan ógǎn) [masculine] (Bulgarian), foc creuat [masculine] (Catalan), 交火 (jiāohuǒ) (Chinese Mandarin), křížová palba [feminine] (Czech), krydsild [common-gender] (Danish), ristituli (Finnish), feux croisés [masculine, plural] (French), Kreuzfeuer [feminine] (German), אֵשׁ צוֹלֶבֶת (esh tzolévet) [feminine] (Hebrew), kereszttűz (Hungarian), fuoco incrociato [masculine] (Italian), 十字砲火 (jūjihōka) (alt: じゅうじほうか) (Japanese), ogień krzyżowy [masculine] (Polish), fogo cruzado [masculine] (Portuguese), перекрёстный ого́нь (perekrjóstnyj ogónʹ) [masculine] (Russian), fuego cruzado [masculine] (Spanish), korseld [common-gender] (Swedish), çapraz ateş (Turkish), перехре́сний вого́нь (perexrésnyj vohónʹ) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-crossfire-en-noun-VbOuX33Q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with cross- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 31 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with cross-: 68 32 Topics: government, military, politics, war Disambiguation of 'lines of fire': 90 10
  2. (by extension) A heated confrontation between opposing factions. Tags: broadly, countable, uncountable Translations (heated confrontation): sanaharkka (Finnish), kiistely (Finnish), riita (Finnish), riitely (Finnish), fogo cruzado [masculine] (Portuguese), перекрёстный ого́нь (perekrjóstnyj ogónʹ) [masculine] (Russian), çapraz ateş (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-crossfire-en-noun-Pc7AV9fK Disambiguation of 'heated confrontation': 9 91

Inflected forms

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