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fire department

fire de·part·ment
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [fahyuh r dih-pahrt-muh nt]
    • /faɪər dɪˈpɑrt mənt/
    • /ˈfaɪə(r) dɪˈpɑːtmənt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fahyuh r dih-pahrt-muh nt]
    • /faɪər dɪˈpɑrt mənt/

Definitions of fire department words

  • noun fire department the department of a municipal government charged with the prevention and extinguishing of fire. 1
  • noun fire department the personnel in such a department. 1
  • noun fire department fire-fighting unit 1
  • countable noun fire department The fire department is an organization which has the job of putting out fires. 0
  • noun fire department the department of a local authority responsible for the prevention and extinguishing of fires 0
  • noun fire department a municipal department, usually consisting of one or more fire companies, whose work is fighting fires and preventing their occurrence 0
See all 7 definitions of fire department

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Origin of fire department

First appearance:

before 1815
One of the 39% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1815-25

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Parts of speech for Fire department

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Fire department

fire department popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for fire department

noun fire department

  • fire brigade — a group of firefighters, especially as formed temporarily or called upon to assist a fire department in an emergency.
  • fire company — a company of firefighters.
All 2 Synonyms of fire department

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