fire company
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- noun
- /ˈfaɪər ˈkʌmpəni/
- US
:
cuerpo de bomberos
- The local fire company responded quickly to the emergency call and saved several homes.
- volunteer fire company
- fire company members
- first fire company
Examples
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According to Bill Rose, with the fire company, a call came in to the department around 8:30 p.m. about a structure fire caused by a generator.
Blog text (10) -
It was the nearby rural township volunteer fire company composed entirely of men over the age of 65.
Fiction book (2002) -
More than half the members of the fire company had signed.
Fiction book (1997) -
The rival fire companies size each other up and start toward each other.
Fiction book (2002) -
The blaze involved six fire companies... and covered two city blocks.
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And it's dangerous up there, so Chief Tschopp has ordered half the fire company to the Pole to prevent any further loss of life.
Fiction book (1997) -
Rose said the owner of the home was throwing snow at the fire until the fire company arrived, and they were able to extinguish the fire soon after.
Blog text (10) -
Our fire companies in Bayville and other sections of the township were clobbered with calls, but rose again and again to answer them.
Blog text (19) -
During the training drill, the fire company practiced handling different types of fires to improve their skills.
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The community organized a fundraiser to support the fire company and ensure they have the necessary equipment.
Synonyms
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1.1
A group that sends people to put out fires and help in emergencies in the local area
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A team of people who put out flames and help in emergencies
A team of firefighters and staff who work at a fire station
How Large
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a group organized to fight fires' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'fire' (burning) with 'company' (a group or unit), yielding a group associated with fire-fighting. This straightforward noun–noun composition is cross-linguistically common and follows regular English compounding patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
The noun fire company comes from towns where neighbors formed a company, a group of helpers, to fight a fire. That image of people running together to put out flames is why fire company now means an organized team 'to fight fires'.