crossfire

2 definitions • 6 examples

bullets fired towards a particular point from different directions:

in crossfire A villager was killed in crossfire between soldiers and the rebels.

caught in crossfire A passerby was wounded in the chest after being caught in crossfire.

caught in the crossfire Three of the victims were civilians caught in the crossfire.

Several people were hit by crossfire.

Sadly, he and the cameraman were killed by crossfire.

the act of firing guns from two or more places at the same time, so that the paths of the bullets cross:

Some civilians were caught in the crossfire.