CROSSFIRE

crossfire

(noun) fire from two or more points so that the lines of fire cross

crossfire

(noun) a lively or heated interchange of ideas and opinions

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

crossfire (countable and uncountable, plural crossfires)

(military) Lines of fire from multiple positions that cross in a small region

(by extension) A heated confrontation between opposing factions.

Source: Wiktionary



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OWNER

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Coffee Trivia

Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.

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