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Accidents happen, whether they're car accidents, friendly fire, drug overdoses. Accidents happen, and they're tragic. It's like a bomb that goes off and pieces of shrapnel rip into the flesh of the family. It's the families that need the compassion, because everywhere they walk, every day, someone reminds them of their loss.
James Belushi

Meaning of "friendly fire" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FRIENDLY FIRE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FRIENDLY FIRE

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Friendly fire is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FRIENDLY FIRE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Friendly fire

Friendly fire is an attack by a military force on friendly forces while attempting to attack the enemy, either misidentifying the target as hostile, or due to errors or inaccuracy. Such attacks often cause injury or death. Fire not intended to attack the enemy, such as negligent or malicious discharge, or deliberate firing on one's own troops for disciplinary reasons, is not called friendly fire. Nor is unintentional harm to non-combatants or structures, sometimes referred to as collateral damage. Use of the term "friendly" in a military context for allied personnel or materiel dates from the First World War, often for shells falling short. The term friendly fire was originally adopted by the United States military. Many North Atlantic Treaty Organization militaries refer to these incidents as blue on blue, which derives from military exercises where NATO forces were identified by blue pennants and units representing Warsaw Pact forces by orange pennants.

Definition of friendly fire in the English dictionary

The definition of friendly fire in the dictionary is firing by one's own side, esp when it harms one's own personnel.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FRIENDLY FIRE

friend
friend at court
friend of Dorothy
friendless
friendlessness
friendlier
friendlies
friendliest
friendlily
friendliness
friendly
Friendly Islands
friendly match
friendly society
Friends of the Earth
friendship
frier
fries

WORDS THAT END LIKE FRIENDLY FIRE

anti-aircraft fire
baptism of fire
battery fire
brush fire
catch fire
coal fire
fire
forest fire
gas fire
hang fire
like a house on fire
line of fire
liquid fire
log fire
no smoke without fire
on fire
open fire
rapid fire
red fire
set the world on fire
under fire

Synonyms and antonyms of friendly fire in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «friendly fire» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FRIENDLY FIRE

Find out the translation of friendly fire to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of friendly fire from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «friendly fire» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

误伤
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fuego amigo
570 millions of speakers

English

friendly fire
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दोस्ताना आग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نيران صديقة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

дружественного огня
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fogo amigo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বন্ধুত্বপূর্ণ আগুন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tir ami
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Api mesra
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

friendly fire
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

フレンドリー·ファイア
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

아군
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Geni ramah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thân thiện với lửa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நட்பு தீ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्वपक्षाकडून वार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dost ateşi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fuoco amico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Friendly Fire
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дружнього вогню
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

friendly fire
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

φιλικά πυρά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vriendelike vuur
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

friendly fire
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vennlig ild
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of friendly fire

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FRIENDLY FIRE»

The term «friendly fire» is quite widely used and occupies the 52.370 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FRIENDLY FIRE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about friendly fire

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QUOTES WITH «FRIENDLY FIRE»

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James Belushi
Accidents happen, whether they're car accidents, friendly fire, drug overdoses. Accidents happen, and they're tragic. It's like a bomb that goes off and pieces of shrapnel rip into the flesh of the family. It's the families that need the compassion, because everywhere they walk, every day, someone reminds them of their loss.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FRIENDLY FIRE»

Discover the use of friendly fire in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to friendly fire and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Friendly Fire: The Accidental Shootdown of U.S. Black Hawks ...
This book attempts to make sense of this tragedy--a tragedy that on its surface makes no sense at all. With almost twenty years in uniform and a Ph.D. in organizational behavior, Lieutenant Colonel Snook writes from a unique perspective.
Scott A. Snook, 2011
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Friendly Fire
Eric Banks, Financial Times None of Yehoshua's books, no matter how personal, is without political, historical and religious importance. Friendly Fire is no exception. Haaretz
A. B. Yehoshua, 2013
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Friendly Fire: The Untold Story of the U.S. Bombing that ...
The text below is an excerpt from Friendly Fire. it is the early morning of April 18, 2002, following the mayhem of a bomb attack on a section of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, outside Kandahar, Afghanistan. the Edmonton ...
Mike Friscolanti, 2006
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Friendly Fire
Here are stories of generational conflict, love, repression, and the clash of Western and Arab ideals, all beautifully rendered by a true modern master.
Alaa Al Aswany, 2009
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Friendly Fire
This collection of 35 essays, tracts, rants, posters, court transcripts, x-rated neologisms, belles lettres, and theoretical papers covers everything from The Last International to The Abolition of Work, and is sure to offend, inflame, and ...
Bob Black, 1992
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Friendly fire: the secret war between the allies
Friendly Fire investigates the intrigue and treachery between—and within—the nations that were ostensibly allies during the Second World War.
Lynn Picknett, Clive Prince, Stephen Prior, 2005
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Surviving Friendly Fire: How to Respond When You're Hurt by ...
With "Surviving Friendly Fire" readers can understand what friendly fire is, why people engage in it, and how to learn from it.
Ronald Dunn, 2001
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Friendly fire
Stories with women protagonists. Typical is Magic Acts, an encounter between a girl who regrets her pregnancy and two lesbians who are planning artificial insemination so they can have a child.
Kathryn Chetkovich, 1998
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Friendly Fire: The Near-Death of the Transatlantic Alliance
In Friendly Fire, a veteran reporter known for her shrewd observations of political behavior in Europe examines the widening gulf and worsening acrimony between the U.S. and its traditional allies on the European continent.
Elizabeth Pond, 2004
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Friendly Fire: A Recovery Guide for Believers Battered by ...
Friendly Fire is Mike Warnke's survival guide for believers battered by the religious among us. He offers encourgement and hope for the Church's "walking wounded" in their journey toward healing, restoration, and wholeness.
Mike Warnke, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FRIENDLY FIRE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term friendly fire is used in the context of the following news items.
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Pink Mist review – intense, spare theatre
One describes what friendly fire, trust gone awry, means to her: at night, she feels the hands of her nightmare-riddled partner clasping her throat ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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Porter bags a brace as U's cruise to friendly win over Swifts
Friendly fire - Colchester's Tom Lapslie shields the ball during his side's friendly win over Heybridge Swifts this afternoon. Jonathan Waldron ... «Gazette, Jul 15»
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David Reynolds cautious of causing 'friendly fire'
David Reynolds was forced to quell his renewed aggression for fear of taking his team-mate Mark Winterbottom out in the closing stages of ... «Speedcafe, Jul 15»
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Since 1880, 38 Jersey City police officers have died while …
JOHN SHANNAHAN died on March 2, 1929 at age 29, from friendly fire after being shot accidentally by another officer. WALTER O'NEILL also ... «NJ.com, Jul 15»
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Dave Seddon's PNE Press View
The friendly fire starts at Chorley – from Wembley to Victory Park in the space of just 49 days. I have watched and covered enough friendlies to ... «Lancashire Evening Post, Jul 15»
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DTM: Zandvoort - Farfus leads BMW 1-2-3-4 at Zandvoort qualifying
Farfus came under a barrage of friendly fire from Team RMG's Wittmann and Schnitzer's Da Costa within the dying seconds of the 20 minute ... «crash.net, Jul 15»
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Nathan Fillion, Alan Tudyk explain the embarrassing true stories …
What do you mean my nickname is friendly fire. That's rude." "Con Man" will also have lots of other convention hall heroes such as Gina Torres ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
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Gainesville residents tackle river on annual paddle trip
During the day, however, any member of the group could come under attack from friendly fire. “We had these big water guns, and we would ... «Gainesville Times, Jul 15»
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The Walking Dead Season 6 News: Premiere Date Confirmed
It's a case of friendly fire that almost does away with Rick's son for good. We are left with this panel, unsure whether Carl will survive: We'd say ... «Den of Geek!, Jul 15»
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Vietnam veteran's widow hopes to fulfill non-citizen husband's wish
He was a staff sergeant at the time he was killed by friendly fire. “It was probably that he jumped on a grenade to save his men,” said Linda ... «Monterey County Herald, Jul 15»

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