See crossfire in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"code": "as",
"lang": "Assamese",
"lang_code": "as",
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"sense": "lines of fire",
"word": "交火"
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"common-gender"
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{
"code": "fi",
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"sense": "lines of fire",
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{
"code": "fr",
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"sense": "lines of fire",
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"code": "de",
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"feminine"
],
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{
"code": "he",
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"lang_code": "he",
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"sense": "lines of fire",
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"feminine"
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{
"code": "hu",
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"sense": "lines of fire",
"word": "kereszttűz"
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
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"masculine"
],
"word": "fuoco incrociato"
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"alt": "じゅうじほうか",
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"word": "十字砲火"
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{
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"sense": "lines of fire",
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"masculine"
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"word": "ogień krzyżowy"
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{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "lines of fire",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "fogo cruzado"
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{
"code": "ru",
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"roman": "perekrjóstnyj ogónʹ",
"sense": "lines of fire",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "перекрёстный ого́нь"
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{
"code": "es",
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{
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"code": "uk",
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"code": "ru",
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"sense": "heated confrontation",
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"masculine"
],
"word": "перекрёстный ого́нь"
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{
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"word": "çapraz ateş"
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