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friendly fire
n.
Discharge of a military weapon that injures or kills a member of one's own armed forces or an ally.
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friendly fire
n
(Military) military firing by one's own side, esp when it harms one's own personnel
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friend′ly fire′
n.
fire, as by artillery, by one's own forces, that causes casualties to one's own troops.
[1970–75]
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friendly fire
In casualty reporting, a casualty circumstance applicable to persons killed in action or wounded in action mistakenly or accidentally by friendly forces actively engaged with the enemy, who are directing fire at a hostile force or what is thought to be a hostile force. See also casualty.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
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baráti tűz
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