[
UK
/kɹˈɒsfaɪə/
]
[ US /ˈkɹɔsˌfaɪɹ, ˈkɹɔsfaɪɹ/ ]
[ US /ˈkɹɔsˌfaɪɹ, ˈkɹɔsfaɪɹ/ ]
NOUN
- fire from two or more points so that the lines of fire cross
- a lively or heated interchange of ideas and opinions
How To Use crossfire In A Sentence
- However, if such are killed in crossfire or if used as human shields, they become collateral damage.
- One boat of refugees was caught in naval crossfire and sunk.
- Dozens of civilians were reportedly killed in the crossfire.
- Locals claim the dead were civilians shot by snipers or caught in crossfire.
- Police were trying to establish if she was the intended target of Tuesday's attack or whether she was caught in the crossfire of warring mob families. The Sun
- Similarly, despite the efforts of Scott and Paxton to "straighten" The Brick Foxhole, the homosocial and potentially homoerotic bonds between men represented by Brooks could not be completely excised from Crossfire. Caught in the Crossfire: Adrian Scott and the Politics of Americanism in 1940s Hollywood
- The show is called Manet Face to Face, which explains the exciting way in which these two pictures are hung, on opposite walls, with you caught in the crossfire.
- He saw that his teammate was caught in crossfire, a dozen fighters both good and bad surrounding him.
- Uncedo's return could "ignite" the situation and innocent people boarding taxis could be caught in the crossfire again. ANC Daily News Briefing
- One civilian was killed and a second was wounded in crossfire.
