crossfirenoun [ U ]
uk/ˈkrɒs.faɪər/us/ˈkrɑːs.faɪr/bullets fired towards you from different directions:
One boat of refugees was caught in (the) naval crossfire and sunk.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Guns
- cannon
- cannonade
- cannonball
- charge
- cock
- double-action
- fire sth off
- go off
- kick
- machine gun
- ordnance
- point-blank
- potshot
- recoil
- shoot
- shooting gallery
- shot
- sniper
- snub-nosed
- Taser
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Idiom(s)
caught in the crossfire