fire department

fire department

n. A department, especially of a municipal government, whose purpose is preventing and putting out fires.

fire department

n (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) US and Canadian the department of a local authority responsible for the prevention and extinguishing of fires

fire′ depart`ment

n. 1. the department of a municipal government charged with the prevention and extinguishing of fire. 2. the personnel in such a department. [1815–25, Amer.]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

fire department - the department of local government responsible for preventing and extinguishing firesdepartment of local government, local department - a permanent department created to perform the work of a local governmentfire brigade - British name for a fire departmentfire fighter, fire-eater, firefighter, fireman - a member of a fire department who tries to extinguish fires

Translations

消防队

fire department

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