CROSS FIRE


Meaning of CROSS FIRE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: 1799

1.

a. : firing (as in combat) from two or more points so that the lines of fire cross

b. : a situation wherein the forces of opposing factions meet, cross, or clash

caught in a political cross fire

2. : rapid or heated exchange of words

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.