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firefighting

firefighting

3.5
Relating to the work and tools used to put out fires
  • adjective
  • /ˈfaɪərˌfaɪtɪŋ/
  • Specialized
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  • Modern firefighting techniques have greatly reduced the risk of large urban fires.

They should have had firefighting crews already deployed ready to go.

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Examples

  • The city invested in new firefighting equipment to improve emergency response times.

  • She attended a firefighting training course to learn how to handle fire emergencies.

  • The firefighting team arrived quickly at the scene.

  • Many firefighting techniques have evolved over the years.

  • The city invested in new firefighting equipment to improve emergency response times.

  • She attended a firefighting training course to learn how to handle fire emergencies.

  • Modern firefighting techniques have greatly reduced the risk of large urban fires.

Compounds

firefighting technique
  • Specialized
4.1

A way people use to put out or control fires

Surface Forms

firefighting positive

Morphology

firefighting = fire + fight (transparent) = fire + fight + ing

Adjectival use relates directly to the activity of fighting fires or equipment/methods for that purpose, which is predictable from the parts.

Etymology

Firefighting (used as an adjective) shows it is about fire + fighting, meaning tools and ways to 'fight' fires. So firefighting equipment or training is the gear and methods used to control fire emergencies.