FIREFIGHTING

Meaning of FIREFIGHTING in English

n. activity of putting out fires, activity of stopping fires from burning

Explanatory English dictionary bed edition. Толковый словарь английского языка Редакция bed. 2012

FIREFIGHTING — noun see: firefighter
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FIREFIGHTING — see firefighter
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FIREFIGHTING — ➡ firefighter
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FIREFIGHTING — also fire fighting; fire-fighting Firefighting is the work of putting out fires. There was no fire-fighting equipment. N-UNCOUNT : oft …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FIREFIGHTING — also fire fighting; fire-fighting Firefighting is the work of putting out fires. There was no fire-fighting equipment. N-UNCOUNT: oft N …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
FIREFIGHTING — [noun] [U]The firefighting can't begin until we have an adequate supply of water.An American firefighting team was employed to put …
Cambridge English vocab
FIREFIGHTING — 1. What sysadmins have to do to correct sudden operational problems. An opposite of hacking. "Been hacking your new newsreader?" …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
FIREFIGHTING — 1. What sysadmins have to do to correct sudden operational problems. An opposite of hacking. "Been hacking your new newsreader?" …
Jargon File English vocabulary
HOOK AND LADDER TRUCK — noun Date: 1865 a piece of mobile fire apparatus carrying ladders and usually other firefighting and rescue equipment
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FOG — I. noun Etymology: probably back-formation from ~gy Date: 1544 1. vapor condensed to fine particles of water suspended in the …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FIREFIGHTER — noun Date: 1903 a person who fights fires ; fireman 2, firefighting noun
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FIREBOAT — noun Date: 1849 a ship equipped with firefighting apparatus
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FIRE TRUCK — noun Date: 1935 an automotive vehicle equipped with firefighting apparatus
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FIRE BRIGADE — noun Date: 1838 a body of firefighters: as, a usually private or temporary firefighting organization, fire department
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COMPANY — I. noun (plural -nies) Usage: often attributive see: companion Date: 13th century 1. association with another ; fellowship , companions, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CIVILIAN — noun Date: 14th century a specialist in Roman or modern civil law, 2. one not on active duty in the …
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NOZZLEMAN — -mən noun ( plural nozzlemen ) : one who works with a stream of water or sand projected through a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WATER TOWER — 1. a vertical pipe or tower into which water is pumped to a height sufficient to maintain a desired pressure …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TOWER WAGON — /tow"euhr/ a trailer carrying an extensible ladder for use in firefighting, photography, repairing overhead wires, trimming trees, etc. Cf. cherry …
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STIRRUP PUMP — a small hand pump held steady by a stirruplike foot bracket, often used in firefighting. [ 1935-40 ]
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PARAMEDIC — paramedic 1 /par'euh med"ik/ , n. a person who is trained to assist a physician or to give first aid …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MONITOR — — monitorship , n. /mon"i teuhr/ n. 1. a student appointed to assist in the conduct of a class or …
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FOAM — — foamable , adj. — foamer , n. — foamingly , adv. — foamless , adj. — foamlike , adj. …
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FIRE STATION — a building in which firefighting apparatus and usually fire department personnel are housed; firehouse. [ 1895-1900 ]
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FIREFIGHTER — — firefighting , n. , adj. /fuyeur"fuy'ter/ , n. a person who fights destructive fires. Also, fire fighter . [ …
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FIRE ENGINE — a vehicle equipped for firefighting, now usually a motor truck having a motor-driven pump for shooting water or chemical solutions …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DRILL TOWER — a structure, usually of concrete and steel, that resembles a building and is used by firefighters for practicing and improving …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BUFF — buff 1 — buffability , n. — buffable , adj. /buf/ , n. 1. a soft, thick, light-yellow leather with …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FOG
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
COMPANY — I. ˈkəmp-nē, ˈkəm-pə- noun ( plural -nies ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English companie, from cumpaignie, from cumpaing companion …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HOOK AND LADDER TRUCK — Date: 1865 : a piece of mobile fire apparatus carrying ladders and usually other firefighting and rescue equipment — called …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary

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