blue-on-blue
adjective
military of or relating to friendly fireblue-on-blue contacts
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Word Origin for blue-on-blue
C20: from the colour used to mark a country's own troops and allies on a military map
Words nearby blue-on-blue
blue nevus, Blue Nile, blue norther, bluenose, blue note, blue-on-blue, blue-pencil, blue peter, blue phlox, blue pike, blue pill
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