crossfire

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) An arrangement of two or more weapons so each can fire diagonally at something in front of a line between them.
2. (countable, uncountable) The danger to a third party passing between two belligerents firing at one another.
3. (countable, uncountable) The danger to a third party passing between a gunman and his target.
4. (broadly, countable, uncountable) A heated confrontation between opposing factions.

Synonyms

interference

crosstalk

disturb

disturbance

interfere

obstacle

perturbation

upset

barrage

series flow

Translations

Kreuzfeuer

feux croisés

fogo cruzado

fuego cruzado

foc creuat

fuoco incrociato

çapraz akım

تقاطع النيران

çapraz ateş

نيران متقاطعة

Querfeuer

διασταυρομένα πύρα

διασταυρούμενα πυρά

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkɹɒsfaɪə/

Etymology

From cross- + fire.