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单词 firewarden
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firewarden

[ fahyuhr-wawr-dn ]
/ ˈfaɪərˌwɔr dn /

noun

a person having authority in the prevention or extinguishing of fires, as in towns or camps.

Origin of firewarden

First recorded in 1705–15; fire + warden

Words nearby firewarden

fire truck, fire-tube boiler, fire up, fire walking, firewall, firewarden, fire watcher, firewater, fireweed, FireWire, firewood
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Example sentences from the Web for firewarden

  • He was at one time colonel of the Boston regiment, and was for many years a selectman, and a firewarden of the town.

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British Dictionary definitions for firewarden

firewarden
/ (ˈfaɪəˌwɔːdən) /

noun

US and Canadian an officer responsible for fire prevention and control in an area, esp in a forest
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