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Crossfire

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Noun

1. crossfire

a lively or heated interchange of ideas and opinions

2. crossfire

fire from two or more points so that the lines of fire cross

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Crossfire

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noun
1. military
converging fire from one or more positions
2. 
a lively exchange of ideas, opinions, etc

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Crossfire

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noun
1.  Military
fire directed at an objective from two or more positions so that the lines of fire cross
2. 
any energetic exchange, as of opposing opinions

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Crossfire

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n.
1. Lines of fire from two or more positions crossing each other at a single point: soldiers caught in crossfire.
2. A confrontational situation in which opposing factions, forces, views, or opinions converge: "caught in the crossfire in a battle over Internet site names" (Denise Caruso).
3. Rapid, heated discussion.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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