| 单词 | call man |
| 释义 | > as lemmascall man call man n. (a) U.S. a firefighter who is summoned when needed, as opposed to being permanently employed (now historical); †(b) British a man responsible for summoning fog signalmen (fog signalman n. at fog signal n. Compounds) to duty (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > extinguishing fire > [noun] > fire-fighting > fire-brigade > man who calls fire-brigade for duty call man1876 call boy1877 1876 Baltimore Underwriter 14 Sept. 170/2 In regard to number of permanent men, if any, or the proper number of call men, or the compensation to be allowed them, are all questions to be decided by the necessities of each city or town for itself. 1900 Railway Accidents 128/2 in Parl. Papers (Cd. 169) LXXV. 45 The delay in getting the fogmen was owing to the appointed call-man not being at home when sent for. 1905 Westm. Gaz. 19 Apr. 8/1 When instructions were sent to call-man Hills to order out all the fogmen. 2007 B. A. Doherty Milton Firefighting iv. 51 William J. Hicks joined the Milton Fire Department in 1899, serving as a call man until he was appointed a permanent fireman in 1916. < as lemmas |
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