单词 | fire service |
释义 | > as lemmasfire service fire service n. now chiefly British an organization in charge of preventing and fighting fires, and providing other emergency and rescue services; = fire brigade n. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > extinguishing fire > [noun] > fire-fighting > fire-brigade fire company1737 fire department1798 fire brigade1832 fire service1843 fire command1891 1843 C. H. Town tr. E. Sue Myst. of Paris i. i. 15/2 I belonged to the fire service [Fr. je suis de corvée pour l'incendie]; we arrived at the fire; they told me that there was an old woman who could not get out. 1951 Good Housek. Home Encycl. 85/1 See that everyone in the household knows how to contact the nearest Fire Service, by telephone if possible. 2005 Daily Mail (Nexis) 10 Jan. 8 About 10,000 people were evacuated by the emergency services, including RAF, fire service and lifeboat crews. 2011 J. Buchan Trawlerman x. 210 Imagine being in a building that catches fire,..and there's no fire service to come to your rescue. It's just you and an extinguisher. < as lemmas |
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