fire company

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfaɪˌə(ɹ)kʌmpəni/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

fire company (plural fire companies)

  1. (firefighting, US) An organization whose purpose is to extinguish fires.
  2. (firefighting, US) A single emergency response unit and its personnel within a fire department

Hyponyms

  • (a single fire-fighting unit): engine company, ladder company

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