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What does crossfire mean?

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Noun
  1. (military) lines of fire from multiple positions that cross in a small region
  2. (by extension) a heated confrontation between opposing factions
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Five civilians caught in the crossfire were killed and 14 wounded, hospital officials said.
The lieutenant went back to find more than 15 men killed by machine-gun crossfire.
Second, it serves as a reminder of the tragic toll war takes on innocents who find themselves caught in the crossfire between contending armies.
In fact, Michael even helps out an innocent bystander caught in the crossfire.
There are fears that some of the officially acknowledged deaths were in fact civilians caught in crossfire or killed for political reasons.
Three civilians were caught in the crossfire and killed, and one was wounded.

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