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Friendly fire
/ˌfɹɛnd.liˈfaɪ.ə(ɹ)/
Weapons fire from allied or friendly forces, as opposed to fire coming from enemy forces or enemy fire.
📖 Definitions of "Friendly fire"
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Weapons fire from allied or friendly forces, as opposed to fire coming from enemy forces or enemy fire.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Friendly fire"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| fire-powernoun | Dated spelling of firepower. |
| field of firenoun | The area that a projectile weapon (or group of weapons) can reach from a given position. |
| zone of firenoun | (military) An area into which a designated ground unit or fire support ship delivers, or is prepared to deliver, fire support. Fire may or may not be observed. |
| firelightnoun | The light of a fire, such as from a campfire or fireplace. |
| fire missionnoun | (military) A communication between the fire direction center (FDC) and an observer to direct artillery on a target. |
| firefindernoun | Alternative form of fire finder. [A type of alidade used by lookouts to determine the direction of a wildfire.] |
| firetrenchnoun | Alternative form of fire trench. [(military) A deep trench from which one can fire on the enemy.] |
| identification friend or foenoun | An identification system designed for command and control. It enables military and national (civilian air traffic control) interrogation systems to identify aircraft, vehicles or forces as friendly and to determine their bearing and their range from the interrogator. |
| firenoun | (uncountable) A (usually self-sustaining) chemical reaction involving the bonding of oxygen with carbon or other fuel, with the production of heat and the presence of flame or smouldering. |
| firewaternoun | (informal) High-proof alcoholic beverage, especially whiskey (especially in the context of its sale to or consumption by Native Americans). |
| firecannoun | (military slang, US) A jet fighter. |
| fireynoun | (Australia, colloquial) A firefighter. |
| fireteamnoun | (US, military) A small unit of infantry. |
| fire watchnoun | A person designated to keep a lookout for fire. |
| firelightingnoun | The act or process of lighting a fire. |
| fireletnoun | Any of a number of small fires that expand a firefront |
| firegroundnoun | (firefighting) The site where a fire occurs or has recently occurred. |
| firienoun | (Australia, informal) A firefighter. |
| fire alarmnoun | An electromechanical or electronic bell, klaxon, chime, horn, speaker, strobe light or other device which warns people in a building etc. of a possible fire or other condition requiring evacuation. |
| firebasenoun | (military) An encampment designed to provide indirect artillery support to infantry troops operating beyond the normal range of fire support from their own base camps; a fire support base. |
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