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HOSTILE FIRE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hostile fire mean?
• HOSTILE FIRE (noun)
The noun HOSTILE FIRE has 1 sense:
1. fire that injures or kills an enemy
Familiarity information: HOSTILE FIRE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Fire that injures or kills an enemy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("hostile fire" is a kind of...):
fire; firing (the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy)
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