fratricide fire

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• Fratricide — (from the Latin word frater , meaning: brother and cide meaning to kill) is the act of a person killing his or her brother.Related concepts are sororicide (the killing of one s sister), child murder (the killing of an unrelated child),… …   Wikipedia

• fratricide — noun a) The killing of ones brother (or sister). The conversion of Russia to Christianity was effected, it would seem by a monster of cruelty and lust. That Vladimir (980 1015) was a fratricide, who maintained 3,500 concubines, has not prevented… …   Wiktionary

• fire support coordination line — A fire support coordinating measure that is established and adjusted by appropriate land or amphibious force commanders within their boundaries in consultation with superior, subordinate, supporting, and affected commanders. Fire support… …   Military dictionary

• fratricide —    inflicting casualties by mistake on your own troops    Inadvertently or carelessly killing your brothers in arms:     ... it is very difficult to avoid blue on blue, or fratricide, as the Americans call it. (de la Billière, 1992)    See also… …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

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• friendly fire — noun fire that injures or kills an ally • Syn: ↑fratricide • Hypernyms: ↑fire, ↑firing * * * ˌfriendly ˈfire [friendly fire] noun …   Useful english dictionary

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