FIREFIGHTING

Meaning of FIREFIGHTING in English

➡ firefighter

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

FIREFIGHTING — noun see: firefighter
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FIREFIGHTING — n. activity of putting out fires, activity of stopping fires from burning
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
FIREFIGHTING — see firefighter
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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
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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
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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, …
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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 …
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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 …
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DRILL TOWER — a structure, usually of concrete and steel, that resembles a building and is used by firefighters for practicing and improving …
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BUFF — buff 1 — buffability , n. — buffable , adj. /buf/ , n. 1. a soft, thick, light-yellow leather with …
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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

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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