Definitions for friendly fire
friend·ly fire

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. friendly fire, fratricidenoun

   fire that injures or kills an ally

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1. friendly firenoun

   Weapons fire, such as artillery or aerial bombardment, from one's own forces; -- used mostly when troops do damage or cause casualties among their own forces; as, the tank was hit by friendly fire.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. friendly firenoun

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

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1. friendly fire

   Friendly fire refers to unintentional harm or damage inflicted during a military operation by forces who are on the same side or aligned. It usually occurs due to miscommunication, misidentification, or errors in military tactics. It can also refer to the accidental discharge of weaponry within the same forces. It is termed "friendly" because the damage is not caused by enemies but by individuals or group who are considered allies or friends.

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1. 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.

Dictionary of Military and Associated TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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.

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How to pronounce friendly fire?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of friendly fire in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of friendly fire in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=friendly fire
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=friendly fire
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Friendly_Fire
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=friendly fire
6. ^ Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
   https://www.tradoc.army.mil/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/AD1029823-DOD-Dictionary-of-Military-and-Associated-Terms-2017.pdf