crossfire
or cross fire
lines of gunfire from two or more positions or combatants crossing one another, or a single one of such lines.
a brisk exchange of words or opinions.
a situation involving conflicting claims, forces, etc.
Origin of crossfire
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How to use crossfire in a sentence
They were caught in between cross-fires, but held desperately the communication trenches.
Australia in Arms | Phillip F.E. SchulerThe Place de la Concorde, taken between these cross-fires, was strewn with fragments of fountains and lamp-posts.
History of the Commune of 1871 | P. LissagaryIt was a sore trial to the unhappy man placed between the cross-fires of his Sahibs and his sisters-in-law.
The Hungry Stones And Other Stories | Rabindranath TagoreThe officers had, so to speak, to drag their men from the devouring cross fires.
Beyond that their fate was pawn to the chaotic cross fires of human elements pitted against the architecture of the cosmos.
First on the Moon | Jeff Sutton
British Dictionary definitions for crossfire
/ (ˈkrɒsˌfaɪə) /
military converging fire from one or more positions
a lively exchange of ideas, opinions, etc
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