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Cross-Fire

Part of Speech: noun

Sense: a situation in which two or more parties engage in simultaneous firing against each other

Usage:

• The soldiers were caught in a deadly cross-fire.
• The journalists were present to capture the intense cross-fire between protestors and the police.

Part of Speech: verb

Sense: to engage in simultaneous firing against each other

Usage:

• The opposing forces cross-fired as soon as they spotted each other.
• The gangsters cross-fired while trying to escape from the police.

Part of Speech: adjective

Sense: relating to a situation involving simultaneous firing from different directions

Usage:

• The innocent bystanders found themselves in the middle of a cross-fire situation.
• The town experienced a surge in cross-fire incidents between rival gangs.

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