friendly fire

noun
/ˌfɹɛn(d).li ˈfaɪ.ə/UK/ˌfɹɛn(d).li ˈfaɪ.ɚ/US

Definitions

  1. Weapons fire coming from allied or friendly forces, as opposed to fire coming from enemy…

    Weapons fire coming from allied or friendly forces, as opposed to fire coming from enemy forces.

    • Labour is set to publish its own ideas 'shortly', which could mean anything from days to weeks. Meanwhile, the Conservatives' proposals have faced some 'friendly fire' from their own side.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for friendly fire. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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