crossfire

1. An arrangement of two or more weapons so each can fire diagonally at something in front of a line between them. (countable, uncountable)
2. The danger to a third party passing between two belligerents firing at one another. (countable, uncountable) · The two factions were either side of the road. A civilian lorry was caught in the crossfire and became collateral damage
3. The danger to a third party passing between a gunman and his target. (countable, uncountable)
4. A heated confrontation between opposing factions. (countable, uncountable)

Plural crossfires