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Hostile fire   /hˈɑstəl fˈaɪər/   Listen
Hostile fire

noun
1.
Fire that injures or kills an enemy.






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"Hostile fire" Quotes from Famous Books



... opened the case, and presented it to Annot. "If," said he, "they are of any value, dispose of them for your own support, when this house has been consumed with hostile fire, and can no longer afford you protection. But keep one ring in memory of Allan, who has done, to requite your kindness, if not all he wished, at least ...
— A Legend of Montrose • Sir Walter Scott

... old mare, following the movement of his body, turned too, as though she, too, suddenly wanted to go home. The chill air actually seemed to grow warmer as he trotted back, the fields looked less desolate, and then across them he saw flashing toward him the hostile fire of a scarlet tam-o'-shanter. He was nearing the yard gate of the big house on the right, and from the other big house on the left the spot of shaking crimson was galloping toward the turnpike. He could wait until Marjorie crossed the road ahead of him, or he could gallop ahead ...
— The Heart Of The Hills • John Fox, Jr.



Words linked to "Hostile fire" :   firing, fire



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