noun
: a fire contained within the receptacle provided for it (as a boiler or heater), no liability being assumed in a fire insurance contract by the underwriter for property destroyed by the fire while thus contained — compare hostile fire
noun
: a fire contained within the receptacle provided for it (as a boiler or heater), no liability being assumed in a fire insurance contract by the underwriter for property destroyed by the fire while thus contained — compare hostile fire
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012