crossfire
Syllables: cross·fireUK/ˈkɹɒsfaɪə//ˈkɹɔːsfaɪɹ/
crossfire noun: an arrangement of two or more weapons so each can fire diagonally at something in front of a line between them.
Noun
crossfire (countable and uncountable, plural crossfires)
- An arrangement of two or more weapons so each can fire diagonally at something in front of a line between them.
- The danger to a third party passing between two belligerents firing at one another.
- The two factions were either side of the road. A civilian lorry was caught in the crossfire and became collateral damage
- The danger to a third party passing between a gunman and his target.
- A woman who was caught in the crossfire of a drive-by shooting in north London on Tuesday evening was not the intended target, police have said.2024 May 15, Geneva Abdul, “Woman hit in London drive-by shooting was not intended target, police say”, in The Guardian
- A heated confrontation between opposing factions.
crossfire meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Bengali and Telugu
crossfire in Hindi
- क्रॉसफायर, क्रॉसफ़ायर
crossfire in Marathi
- क्रॉसफायर
crossfire in Bengali
- ক্রসফায়ার
crossfire in Telugu
- క్రాస్ఫైర్
More languagesFewer languages
- crossfire in Malayalam
- ക്രോസ് ഫയർ, ക്രോസ്ഫയർ, ക്രോസ്ഫൈർ
- crossfire in Kannada
- ಕ್ರಾಸ್ಫೈರ್
- crossfire in Punjabi
- ਕਰਾਸਫਾਇਰ, ਕ੍ਰਾਸਫਾਇਰ, ਕ੍ਰੌਸਫਾਇਰ
- crossfire in Gujarati
- ક્રોસફાયર
- crossfire in Odia
- କ୍ରସଫାଯ଼ାର, କ୍ରସଫାଯ଼ର୍
- crossfire in Assamese
- গুলীয়াগুলী guliaguli
- crossfire in Nepali
- क्रसफायर, क्रासफायर
Forms of crossfire
| plural | crossfires |
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Origin of crossfire
From cross- + fire.
Questions about crossfire
- What does crossfire mean?
- Crossfire means an arrangement of two or more weapons so each can fire diagonally at something in front of a line between them.
- What is crossfire in Hindi?
- Crossfire in Hindi is क्रॉसफायर, क्रॉसफ़ायर. See Crossfire meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is crossfire?
- Crossfire is a noun.
- How do you pronounce crossfire?
- Crossfire is pronounced /ˈkɹɒsfaɪə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of crossfire?
- The plural of crossfire is crossfires.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: crossfire (page history and authors); crossfire (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); crossfire (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); crossfire (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); crossfire (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); crossfire (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); crossfire (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); crossfire (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); crossfire (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); crossfire (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); crossfire (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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