friendly fire
noun/ˌfrendli ˈfaɪə(r)/
/ˌfrendli ˈfaɪər/
[uncountable]- in a war, if people are killed or injured by friendly fire, they are hit by a bomb or weapon that is fired by their own side
- Several soldiers were killed in friendly fire due to a mistake by allied forces.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryFriendly fire is used before these nouns:- incident
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