Definition of cross fire
1a
: firing (as in combat) from two or more points so that the lines of fire cross
b
: a situation wherein the forces of opposing factions meet, cross, or clash
caught in a political cross fire
2
: rapid or heated exchange of words
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The first known use of cross fire was in 1799
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