firefightingnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈfaɪəˌfaɪ.tɪŋ/us/ˈfaɪrˌfaɪ.t̬ɪŋ/firefighting noun [ U ] (BURNING)
the activity of stopping fires burning
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Fire service
- beat
- extinguish
- fire alarm
- fire blanket
- fire brigade
- fire department
- fire drill
- fire engine
- fire extinguisher
- fire hydrant
- fire marshal
- fire plug
- fire truck
- firefighter
- firehouse
- fireman
- fireproof
- firetrail
- firetrap
- flame-retardant
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firefighting noun [ U ] (PROBLEMS)
spending time on problems that need to be dealt with quickly, instead of working in a calm, planned way:
I spend all my time firefighting rather than making any progress.
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Dealing with things or people
- attend to sb/sth
- beard the lion (in his/her den) idiom
- come up against sth
- come/get to grips with sth idiom
- confront
- cut
- firefight
- get sth in
- inherit
- jump-start
- negotiate
- overcome
- process
- reckon
- reckon with sb/sth
- see about sth
- see to sth/sb
- set about sth
- turn
- weather
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