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Definition of: crossfire
(krôs′fīr′, kros′-) noun
1. Mil. The intersection of two lines of fire; a shooting from two different points so that the lines of fire cross.
2. Any like situation: a crossfire of congratulations.
3. Electr. The interference in a telegraph or telephone circuit of impulse currents from another communication channel.
—v.i. ·fired, ·fir·ing To shoot from different points so that the lines of fire intersect.
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