Meaning

3 senses
  1. (US)A group of people within a corporation or industrial site, organized for the purpose of extinguishing fires, usually in addition to their normal job.

    Feuerwehr

    пожа́рная кома́ндаpožárnaja kománda, пожа́рныеpožárnyje

    поже́жна кома́ндаpožéžna kománda

  2. (Ireland, UK)An organization, often part of a local government, whose purpose is preventing and putting out fires.

    Feuerwehr

    пожа́рная кома́ндаpožárnaja kománda, пожа́рныеpožárnyje, пожа́рная охра́наpožárnaja oxrána

    поже́жна охоро́наpožéžna oxoróna

  3. (US)A trained unit that can be rapidly deployed to deal with any difficult situation.

More definitions
  • British name for a fire department
  • a private or temporary organization of individuals equipped to fight fires

Examples

20 sentences
  1. The fire brigade was on the scene within five minutes of receiving the call.

  2. The fire brigade prevented a fire.

    deDie Feuerwehr hat einen Brand verhindert. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. Tom is in the fire brigade.

    deTom ist bei der Feuerwehr. — Melang

  4. The fire brigade is in attendance.

    deDie Feuerwehr ist im Einsatz. — Melang

  5. Mary hasn't rung the fire brigade yet.

    deMaria hat noch nicht die Feuerwehr gerufen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
group within a corporation or industrial site:
organization for preventing and putting out fires:
Русский
By meaning 2
group within a corporation or industrial site:
organization for preventing and putting out fires:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
group within a corporation or industrial site:

Forms

plural: fire brigades
Singularfire brigade
Pluralfire brigades

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a private or temporary organization of individuals equipped to fight fires:fire company

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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