hostile fire

American  

noun

Insurance.

1. an unintentional fire, from which any resulting loss can be claimed as an insurance liability (friendly fire ).

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Example Sentences

“The circumstances of the incident are under investigation. However, the loss of the aircraft was not due to hostile fire or friendly fire,” it added.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

Military experts say the plan's success is dependent on security, both from the possibility of hostile fire in a still-active combat zone and from large crowds of civilians swarming the aid shipments.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2024

They have fought intermittent skirmishes on the glacier, but more Indian and Pakistani troops have died from the grueling conditions than from hostile fire.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 17, 2022

It is intended to reduce the need for several single-role aircraft, such as AC-130 gunships or the A-10 Thunderbolt II tank buster, to loiter in a targeted area and perhaps be exposed to hostile fire.

From Washington Times • Aug. 4, 2022

Ivan felt the hostile fire of many eyes fixed on him, and perceived dimly what they had resolved:—that he was to be tried, here, as others had been before him—rather cruelly.

From The Genius by Potter, Margaret Horton