noun
Meaning 1
fire department
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, countable
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Phrase guide
fire service
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noun
Meaning 2
Service in a fire department or other firefighting organization, whether as a chosen career, or as a result of volunteering or a form of prison labor.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: firefighting, government
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History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Greek: πυροσβεστικό σώμα (pyrosvestikó sóma) — fire department, firefithting organiztion
- Greek: πυροσβεστική υπηρεσία (pyrosvestikí ypiresía) — fire department, firefithting organiztion