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 Pentagon released the identities of six US crew members killed during the crash of a refuelling aircraft in western Iraq earlier this week, which authorities said was not caused by "hostile fire".

From Barron's

They include six who were aboard a refuelling aircraft that crashed in Iraq, an incident that US officials said was not the result of hostile fire.

From Barron's

This is the fourth U.S. manned aircraft taken down since the beginning of Operation Epic Fury — with none being hostile fire from Iran.

From Salon

“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

The BBC understands the incident is not thought to have been caused by hostile fire.

From BBC