Definition of "crossfire" []

• Lines of fire from two or more positions crossing each other at a single point: soldiers caught in crossfire. (noun)
• A confrontational situation in which opposing factions, forces, views, or opinions converge: "caught in the crossfire in a battle over Internet site names” ( Denise Caruso). (noun)
• Rapid, heated discussion. (noun)

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• "Reuters Soldiers evacuate an Afghan civilian wounded in crossfire Tuesday in Helmand province, amid operations to clear southern villages of insurgents."
• "The possibility of "being caught in a crossfire" is really not as remote as it might seem on the surface."
• "A young girl is killed in crossfire after a routine arrest goes terribly wrong, and"