krydsild

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Danish

Etymology

kryds +‎ ild

Noun

krydsild c (singular definite krydsilden, not used in plural form)

  1. (also figuratively) crossfire
    • 2011, Dorte Kvist, Niels "Bubber" Christian Meyer, Bubber – Kæmp for alt hvad du har kært, ArtPeople, →ISBN:
      Vi blev fanget på åben mark, hvor vi var sårbare og kom i krydsild som levende skydeskiver.
      We were caught in the open field, where we were vulnerable and came in crossfire like living butts.
    • 2012, Louise Bokkenheuser, Hvad der ikke slår dig ihjel: reportager fra København og Bagdad, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:
      ... begravelsen af en slægtning, som også var blevet dræbt i krydsild.
      ... the funeral of a relative, who had also been killed in crossfire.
    • 1977, Merete Platz, Socialforskningsinstituttet (Denmark), Publikationer →ISBN
      Hvis disse afviger fra personalets og i stedet er præget af asociale værdier og handlingsvaner, kommer eleven i krydsild, ...
      If these deviate from that of the personnel, and are, instead, characterized by asocial values and behaviourial habits, the pupil enters crossfire, ...