crossfire

[kraws-fahyer, kros‐] / ˈkrɔsˌfaɪər, ˈkrɒs‐ /

NOUN

barrage

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blast bombardment fusillade gunfire hail salvo shelling shower storm volley

STRONG

battery broadside cannonade discharge enfilade fire

WEAK

curtain of fire

NOUN

fire

Synonyms

STRONGEST

attack bombardment bombing explosion shelling

STRONG

bombarding cannonade cannonading fusillade hail round salvo sniping volley

NOUN

interchange

Synonyms

STRONGEST

give-and-take intersection junction networking

STRONG

altering alternation barter change mesh reciprocation shift trade transposition variation varying

NOUN

volley

Synonyms

STRONGEST

burst firing gunfire salvo

STRONG

battery bombardment cannonade enfilade hail round shelling shower storm

WEAK

fussilade

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All the while it is caught in the crossfire of opposing armies.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

For many young Lebanese caught in the crossfire, their formative years have been jeopardised by repeated conflicts and crises.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

Tit-for-tat strikes in recent days have thrust one of the world’s key chokepoints for energy into the crossfire.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

Now, school picture day is in the crossfire.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

Or were the families just trying to survive the crossfire?

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

crossfire

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