Associations to the word «Crossfire»

Wiktionary

CROSSFIRE, noun. (military) lines of fire from multiple positions that cross in a small region
CROSSFIRE, noun. (by extension) a heated confrontation between opposing factions

Dictionary definition

CROSSFIRE, noun. A lively or heated interchange of ideas and opinions.
CROSSFIRE, noun. Fire from two or more points so that the lines of fire cross.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats