Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Lines of fire from two or more positions crossing each other at a single point.
- noun A confrontational situation in which opposing factions, forces, views, or opinions converge.
- noun Rapid, heated discussion.
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- noun military
lines offire from multiple positions that cross in a small region - noun by extension a heated
confrontation between opposing factions
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun fire from two or more points so that the lines of fire cross
- noun a lively or heated interchange of ideas and opinions
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Examples
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The possibility of "being caught in a crossfire" is really not as remote as it might seem on the surface.
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The possibility of "being caught in a crossfire" is really not as remote as it might seem on the surface.
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The possibility of "being caught in a crossfire" is really not as remote as it might seem on the surface.
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The possibility of "being caught in a crossfire" is really not as remote as it might seem on the surface.
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The possibility of "being caught in a crossfire" is really not as remote as it might seem on the surface.
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The possibility of "being caught in a crossfire" is really not as remote as it might seem on the surface.
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The possibility of "being caught in a crossfire" is really not as remote as it might seem on the surface.
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Reuters Soldiers evacuate an Afghan civilian wounded in crossfire Tuesday in Helmand province, amid operations to clear southern villages of insurgents.
Afghan Offensive Pushes Militants to Kandahar Yaroslav Trofimov 2010
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The possibility of "being caught in a crossfire" is really not as remote as it might seem on the surface.
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A young girl is killed in crossfire after a routine arrest goes terribly wrong, and
4th of July by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro: Book summary 2010
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