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cross·fire (-fīr′)

noun

  1. Mil. 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
Also cross fire

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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