blue-on-blue
adjective[before noun]
militaryspecializeduk/ˌbluː.ɒnˈbluː/us/ˌbluː.ɑːnˈbluː/relatingto anattackin whichsoldiers, etc. areinjuredorkilledbytheirownarmyor bysoldierson the samesideas them:
(战争中)误伤己方的Thenumberof blue-on-bluedeathshasrisensteadilyduring thepresentcampaign.在当前的战斗中,由于己方误伤导致的死亡人数持续上升。
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friendly fire
Attacking & invading
- aggressor
- ambush
- beleaguer
- beleaguered
- besiege
- blitz
- blitzkrieg
- foray
- going-over
- hard power
- hit and run
- incursion
- interdiction
- kamikaze
- privateer
- raid
- reconquer
- reconquest
- reducer
- relieve