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crossfire

cross·fire

UK/ˈkɹɒsfaɪə/ US/ˈkɹɔːsfaɪɹ/ uncommon

noun

1.

a lively or heated interchange of ideas and opinions

2.

fire from two or more points so that the lines of fire cross

Origin

From cross- + fire.

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