catch
crossfire
A passerby was wounded in the chest after being caught in crossfire.
He was convicted of murdering a woman who was caught in crossfire during a gun battle.
There was gang warfare in the city and tourists were being caught in the crossfire.
They told us to stay inside so we didn't get caught in any crossfire.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Guns
blaster
cannon
cannonade
cannonball
cock
go off
gunpoint
gunsmith
kick
machine gun
mortar
plug
pot
salvo
semiautomatic
shoot
shoot someone down
shoot up
shooter
sniper