FRIENDLY FIRE

Meaning of FRIENDLY FIRE in English

noun

[ U ] in a war, if people are killed or injured by friendly fire , they are hit by a bomb or weapon that is fired by their own side

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

FRIENDLY FIRE — noun : a fire contained within the receptacle provided for it (as a boiler or heater), no liability being assumed …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FRIENDLY FIRE — 1. Insurance. a fire deliberately set and remaining contained, as in a fireplace or boiler, from which any resulting loss …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FRIENDLY FIRE — (Military) gun and ammunition fire that is shot by soldiers from one's own army (and not by the enemy army)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
FRIENDLY FIRE — ■ noun Military weapon fire coming from one's own side that causes accidental injury or death to one's own forces.
Concise Oxford English vocab
FRIENDLY FIRE — noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
FRIENDLY FIRE — noun Friendly fire is used before these nouns: ↑ incident
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
FRIENDLY FIRE — In casualty reporting, a casualty circumstance applicable to persons killed in action or wounded in action mistakenly or accidentally by …
DOD English Dictionary of Military Terms
FRIENDLY FIRE — Дружественный огонь
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
FRIENDLY FIRE — воен. "дружественный огонь", обстрел со стороны своих, огонь по своим They were killed by friendly fire — Они погибли после …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
FRIENDLY FIRE — воен. "дружественный огонь", обстрел со стороны своих, огонь по своим They were killed by friendly fire — Они погибли после того, …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
FRIENDLY — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) friendly society Friendly Fred W. Ferdinand Friendly Wachenheimer
Английский словарь Британика
FRIENDLY — I. -lē, -li adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English frendly, from Old English frēondlic, from frēond friend + -lic …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FIRE
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FRIENDLY — — friendliness , n. /frend"lee/ , adj., friendlier, friendliest , adv., n., pl. friendlies . adj. 1. characteristic of or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FIRE — — firer , n. /fuyeur/ , n. , v. , fired, firing . n. 1. a state, process, or instance …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FRIENDLY — I. ˈfren(d)-lē adjective ( friend·li·er ; -est ) Date: before 12th century 1. : of, relating to, or befitting a …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FIRE — I. ˈfi(-ə)r noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English fȳr; akin to Old High German fiur fire, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FRIENDLY — adj not hostile; as, a friendly power or state. 2. friendly ·adv in the manner of friends; amicably; like friends. …
Webster English vocab
FIRE — vt to drive by fire. 2. fire ·vt to cauterize. 3. fire ·vi to be irritated or inflamed with passion. …
Webster English vocab
FRIENDLY — [friend.ly] adj friend.li.er ; -est (bef. 12c) 1: of, relating to, or befitting a friend: as a: showing kindly interest …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FIRE — [fire] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE fyr; akin to OHG fiur fire, Gk pyr] (bef. 12c) 1 a (1): …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FIRE — fire BrE AmE ˈfa ɪ ‿ə AmE ˈfaɪ‿ ə r ▷ fire|d d ▷ firing ˈfa ɪ ‿ər ɪŋ AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FRIENDLY — / ˈfrendli; NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective ( friend·lier , friend·li·est ) 1. friendly to / toward(s) sb …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FIRE — / ˈfaɪə(r); NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun STH BURNING 1. [ U ] the flames, light and heat, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FRIENDLY — I. friend ‧ ly 1 S2 W3 /ˈfrendli/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative friendlier , superlative friendliest ) [ Word …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FRIENDLY — adj., n., & adv. --adj. (friendlier, friendliest) 1 acting as or like a friend, well-disposed, kindly. 2 a (often foll. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
FRIENDLY — adj., n., & adv. adj. (friendlier, friendliest) 1 acting as or like a friend, well-disposed, kindly. 2 a (often foll. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FRIENDLY — adj., n., & adv. --adj. (friendlier, friendliest) 1. acting as or like a friend, well-disposed, kindly. 2 a (often foll. …
Oxford English vocab
FIRE
Oxford English vocab
FIRE — I. BURNING, HEAT, OR ENTHUSIASM /faɪə(r)/ ( fires, firing, fired) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
-FRIENDLY — 1. -friendly combines with nouns to form adjectives which describe things that are not harmful to the specified part of …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FRIENDLY — ( friendlier, friendliest, friendlies) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If someone …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FRIENDLY — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a friendly chat ▪ New students sometimes just need to have a friendly chat …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FIRE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bomb/fire/terrorist etc alert ▪ a full-scale flood alert a devastating flood/fire/earthquake etc ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FRIENDLY — [noun] [C]A friendly is a game which is played for enjoyment and in order to practise, not with the aim …
Cambridge English vocab
FRIENDLY — adj. friendly society Friendly Fred W. Ferdinand Friendly Wachenheimer
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
FRIENDLY — See ↑ FRIENDLY 1,3,4, ↑ HARM 5 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be friendly with • ↑ environmentally friendly • ↑ unfriendly/not …
Longman Activator English vocab
FRIENDLY — INDEX: 1. behaving in a friendly way 2. usually enjoying talking to people and being with them 3. friendly relationships/conversations …
Longman Activator English vocab
FIRE — INDEX: 1. a fire that damages a building, forest, etc 2. a fire for making you warm, for cooking, or …
Longman Activator English vocab
FRIENDLY — adj. 25B6; adjective a friendly woman : AFFABLE, amiable, genial, congenial, cordial, warm, affectionate, demonstrative, convivial, companionable, sociable, gregarious, outgoing, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
FIRE — n. 1 flame(s), blaze; conflagration, holocaust, inferno We gathered round the roaring fire 2 feeling, passion, ardour, ardency, fervour, fervency, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
FIRE — See: BALL OF FIRE, BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA or BETWEEN TWO FIRES, BUILD A FIRE UNDER, …
Словарь английских идиом
FIRE — (*) 1. The command given to discharge a weapon(s). 2. To detonate the main explosive charge by means of a …
DOD English Dictionary of Military Terms
FRIENDLY — adjective 1 BAD : I look forward to hearing from you. Friendly, Leine. GOOD : I look forward to hearing …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
FRIENDLY — adjective (War and Weaponry) Of troops, equipment, etc.: belonging to one's own side in a conflict; in specific phrases (such …
Английский разговорный словарь - Новые слова
-FRIENDLY — combining form (Environment) (Science and Technology) As the second word in a hyphenated adjective: either adapted, designed, or made suitable …
Английский разговорный словарь - Новые слова
FRIENDLY — 1. прил. 1) дружелюбный, дружески расположенный; спорт товарищеский (о матче и т. п.) a friendly nod ≈ дружеский кивок головой …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FRIENDLY — friendly.ogg 1. ʹfrendlı n 1. преим. воен. мирный, дружественно настроенный представитель местного населения ( в оккупированной стране и т. п. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FIRE — fire.ogg 1. ʹfaıə n 1. 1> огонь, пламя fire endurance - огнестойкость fire point - тех. температура воспламенения to keep …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FIRE — 1) огонь || подвергаться изменениям под действием огня 2) пожар || загораться; воспламенять(ся); поджигать 3) топить 4) отапливать, обогревать 5) …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
FIRE — 1) огонь || подвергаться изменениям под действием огня 2) пожар || загораться; воспламенять(ся); поджигать 3) топить 4) отапливать, обогревать 5) обжигать; прокаливать 6) авто зажигать, …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
FRIENDLY — 1. прил.1) дружелюбный, дружески расположенный; спорт товарищеский (о матче и т. п.) a friendly nod — дружеский кивок головой That …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
FIRE
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
FRIENDLY — 1. ʹfrendlı n 1. преим. воен. мирный, дружественно настроенный представитель местного населения ( в оккупированной стране и т. п. ) …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
FIRE — 1. ʹfaıə n 1. 1> огонь, пламя fire endurance - огнестойкость fire point - тех. температура воспламенения to keep up …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
FRIENDLY — 1. прил. 1) дружелюбный, дружески расположенный; спорт. товарищеский ( о матче и т. п. ) a friendly nod — дружеский …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
FIRE
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
FRIENDLY — 1. прил. 1) дружелюбный, дружески расположенный; спорт. товарищеский (о матче и т. п.) a friendly nod — дружеский кивок головой That was friendly …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
FIRE
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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