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WOTD 2026-07-27: friendly fire (en.wiktionary.org)

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friendly fire n 🔊

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

☞ Tomorrow, July 28, is the date on which World War I started in 1914.

Illustration for friendly fire 1

United States bombing raid over a German city - NARA - 197269.jpg

Illustration for friendly fire 2

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An American B-17 Flying Fortress “Miss Donna Mae II” is damaged by friendly fire (bombs) after drifting under the American bomber flying above it during the bombing of Berlin in 1944.

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