noun
Meaning 1
The extinguishing of a fire.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
firefighting
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noun
Meaning 2
The profession of being a firefighter.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
Meaning 3
Solving an urgent problem.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, figuratively, uncountable
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History
Etymology
From fire + fighting.
Across languages
Translations
29 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 消防 (xiāofáng) — action of extinguishing a fire
- Finnish: tulipalon sammuttaminen — action of extinguishing a fire
- French: lutte contre l’incendie — action of extinguishing a fire
- German: Brandbekämpfung — action of extinguishing a fire
- Greek: πυρόσβεση (pyrósvesi) — action of extinguishing a fire
- Hawaiian: kinai ahi — action of extinguishing a fire
- Hindi: अग्निशमन (agniśman) — action of extinguishing a fire
- Irish: múchadh dóiteáin — action of extinguishing a fire
- Irish: smachtú dóiteáin — action of extinguishing a fire
- Japanese: 消防 (shōbō) — action of extinguishing a fire
- Korean: 소방 (sobang) — action of extinguishing a fire
- Macedonian: гаснење пожар (gasnenje požar) — action of extinguishing a fire
- Malayalam: അഗ്നിശമനം (agniśamanaṁ) — action of extinguishing a fire
- Portuguese: extinção de incêndio/incêndios — action of extinguishing a fire
- Russian: пожаротуше́ние (požarotušénije) — action of extinguishing a fire
- Swedish: brandbekämpning — action of extinguishing a fire
- Tibetan: མེ་གསོད (me gsod) — action of extinguishing a fire
- Vietnamese: chữa cháy — action of extinguishing a fire
- Afrikaans: brandweer — profession
- Dutch: brandweer — profession
- Finnish: palontorjunta — profession
- Finnish: palokuntalaisuus — profession
- West-Frisian: brânwacht — profession
- West-Frisian: brânwar — profession
- Hebrew: כבאות (kabaút) — profession
- Hindi: अग्निशामक (agniśāmak) — profession
- Macedonian: пожарникарство (požarnikarstvo) — profession
- Turkish: itfaiyecilik — profession
- Turkish: yangıncılık — profession
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