coyote
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9.9
- noun
- /kaɪˈoʊti/
- Jargon
- After days of battling flames, the coyote returned home, exhausted but proud of their contribution to protecting the forest.
Examples
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As a coyote, she faced the intense heat and challenging terrain while helping to extinguish the flames in the remote forest.
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The coyote worked tirelessly to control the raging wildfire, showing bravery and skill as one of the first responders.
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Me and the coyote will do a perimeter check, board up the doors.
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We've been on that coyote since daybreak.
Synonyms
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2.1
A person who puts out fires and saves people from danger
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2.9
A person who fights fires in forests to protect trees and land
Compounds
- US
1
9.5
An evergreen bush with small clustered flowers that spreads in the southwestern United States
- US
1
9.2
A spreading evergreen shrub with small flowers that grows on dry hills in the southwestern United States
Surface Forms
Etymology
A helpful way to remember the firefighter meaning is to think of the animal: tough, lone workers who go far from towns were nicknamed coyotes, and that nickname came to mean a firefighter sent to remote, difficult fires.