fire service
fire service · fire services
Fire departmentFire department
» Tom is in the fire service.
Tom ist bei der Feuerwehr.
Meaning
2 senses(Canada, countable)Fire department
(countable, uncountable)Service in a fire department or other firefighting organization, whether as a chosen career, or as a result of volunteering or a form of prison labor.
Examples
2 sentencesTom is in the fire service.
deTom ist bei der Feuerwehr.
The fire was subdued at about four in the afternoon, but the fire service remained in attendance until late in the evening.
deGegen vier Uhr nachmittags war die Macht des Feuers gebrochen, aber die Feuerwehr blieb noch bis in die späten Abendstunden tätig.
Forms
plural: fire services| Singular | fire service |
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regular
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedmilitary service
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable