firing vs hostile fire

hostile fire vs firing

firing and hostile fire both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
firing	Yes	No	No	No
hostile fire	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, hostile fire is a hyponym of firing; that is, hostile fire is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than firing:

firing: the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
hostile fire: fire that injures or kills an enemy

Other hyponyms of firing include antiaircraft fire, barrage, barrage fire, battery, bombardment, shelling, broadside, burst, fusillade, salvo, volley, call fire, cover, covering fire, concentrated fire, massed fire, counterfire, counterpreparation fire, crossfire, destruction fire, direct fire, distributed fire, fratricide, friendly fire, grazing fire, harassing fire, indirect fire, interdiction fire, neutralization fire, observed fire, preparation fire, radar fire, registration fire, scheduled fire, searching fire, supporting fire, suppressive fire, unobserved fire, artillery fire, cannon fire.

firing (noun)	hostile fire (noun)
the act of setting something on fire	fire that injures or kills an enemy
the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
the act of discharging a gun
the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy

Difference between firing and hostile fire

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