Meanings
nounfire brigade (plural fire brigades)
plural fire brigades
- USfirefightingA group of people within a corporation or industrial site, organized for the purpose of extinguishing fires, usually in addition to their normal job.
- IrelandUKfirefightingAn organization, often part of a local government, whose purpose is preventing and putting out fires.
Synonyms: fire company, fire department, fire service
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn organization, often part of a local government, whose purpose is preventing and putting out fires.
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nouna private or temporary organization of individuals equipped to fight fires
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Translations
Arabic فِرْقَة مَطَافِئ, إِطْفَائِيَّة
- فِرْقَة مَطَافِئ (firqat maṭāfiʔ)group within a corporation or industrial site
- إِطْفَائِيَّة (ʔiṭfāʔiyya)organization for preventing and putting out fires
- فِرْقَة مَطَافِئ (firqat maṭāfiʔ)organization for preventing and putting out fires
Bengali দমকল বাহিনী
- দমকল বাহিনী (domkol bahini)organization for preventing and putting out fires
Bulgarian противопожа́рна слу́жба
- противопожа́рна слу́жба (protivopožárna slúžba)organization for preventing and putting out fires
Chinese Cantonese 消防隊 /消防队
- 消防隊 /消防队organization for preventing and putting out fires
Chinese Mandarin 消防隊 /消防队, 消防隊 /消防队
- 消防隊 /消防队 (xiāofángduì)group within a corporation or industrial site
- 消防隊 /消防队 (xiāofángduì)organization for preventing and putting out fires
Czech hasičský sbor, požární sbor
- hasičský sborgroup within a corporation or industrial site
- požární sborgroup within a corporation or industrial site
- hasičský sbororganization for preventing and putting out fires
- požární sbororganization for preventing and putting out fires
Danish brandvæsen
- brandvæsenorganization for preventing and putting out fires
Dutch brandweer
- brandweerorganization for preventing and putting out fires
Estonian tuletõrje, tuletõrjujad
- tuletõrjeorganization for preventing and putting out fires
- tuletõrjujadorganization for preventing and putting out fires
Finnish tehdaspalokunta, palokunta
- tehdaspalokuntagroup within a corporation or industrial site
- palokuntagroup within a corporation or industrial site
- palokuntaorganization for preventing and putting out fires
French sapeurs-pompiers, sapeurs-pompiers
- sapeurs-pompiersgroup within a corporation or industrial site
- sapeurs-pompiersorganization for preventing and putting out fires
German Feuerwehr, Feuerwehr
- Feuerwehrgroup within a corporation or industrial site
- Feuerwehrorganization for preventing and putting out fires
Greek πυροσβεστικό σώμα, πυροσβεστική
- πυροσβεστικό σώμα (pyrosvestikó sóma)organization for preventing and putting out fires
- πυροσβεστική (pyrosvestikí)organization for preventing and putting out fires
- πυροσβεστική υπηρεσία (pyrosvestikí ypiresía)organization for preventing and putting out fires
Hebrew מכבי אש
- מכבי אש (mekhabei esh)organization for preventing and putting out fires
Hindi दमकल दस्ता, दमकल
- दमकल दस्ता (damkal dastā)organization for preventing and putting out fires
- दमकल (damkal)organization for preventing and putting out fires
- फ़ायर ब्रिगेड (fāyar brigeḍ)organization for preventing and putting out fires
Hungarian tűzoltóság, tűzoltóság
- tűzoltósággroup within a corporation or industrial site
- tűzoltóságorganization for preventing and putting out fires
Icelandic slökkvilið
- slökkviliðorganization for preventing and putting out fires
Irish briogáid dóiteáin
- briogáid dóiteáinorganization for preventing and putting out fires
Italian squadra di pompieri, vigili del fuoco
- squadra di pompierigroup within a corporation or industrial site
- vigili del fuocoorganization for preventing and putting out fires
Japanese 消防隊, 消防隊
- 消防隊 (shōbōtai)group within a corporation or industrial site
- 消防隊 (shōbōtai)organization for preventing and putting out fires
Korean 소방대, 소방대
- 소방대 (sobangdae)group within a corporation or industrial site
- 소방대 (sobangdae)organization for preventing and putting out fires
Latvian ugunsdzēsēju komanda, ugunsdzēsēji
- ugunsdzēsēju komandagroup within a corporation or industrial site
- ugunsdzēsējigroup within a corporation or industrial site
- ugunsdzēsējiorganization for preventing and putting out fires
- gunsdzēsēju komandaorganization for preventing and putting out fires
Lithuanian ugniagesių komanda, gaisrininkų komanda
- ugniagesių komandaorganization for preventing and putting out fires
- gaisrininkų komandaorganization for preventing and putting out fires
Malay pasukan bomba
- pasukan bombaorganization for preventing and putting out fires
Māori hunga tinei ahi, rōpū tinei ahi
- hunga tinei ahigroup within a corporation or industrial site
- rōpū tinei ahigroup within a corporation or industrial site
- hunga tinei ahiorganization for preventing and putting out fires
- rōpū tinei ahiorganization for preventing and putting out fires
Norwegian Bokmål brannvern, brannvesen
- brannverngroup within a corporation or industrial site
- brannvesenorganization for preventing and putting out fires
Polish straż pożarna, straż pożarna
- straż pożarnagroup within a corporation or industrial site
- straż pożarnaorganization for preventing and putting out fires
Portuguese brigada de incêndio/incêndios, corpo de bombeiros
- brigada de incêndio/incêndiosgroup within a corporation or industrial site
- corpo de bombeirosorganization for preventing and putting out fires
- brigada de incêndio/incêndiosorganization for preventing and putting out fires
Romanian departament de pompieri
- departament de pompieriorganization for preventing and putting out fires
Russian пожа́рная кома́нда, пожа́рные
- пожа́рная кома́нда (požárnaja kománda)group within a corporation or industrial site
- пожа́рные (požárnyje)group within a corporation or industrial site
- пожа́рная кома́нда (požárnaja kománda)organization for preventing and putting out fires
- пожа́рные (požárnyje)organization for preventing and putting out fires
- пожа́рная охра́на (požárnaja oxrána)organization for preventing and putting out fires
Slovak hasičský zbor, požiarny zbor
- hasičský zbororganization for preventing and putting out fires
- požiarny zbororganization for preventing and putting out fires
- hasičská jednotkaorganization for preventing and putting out fires
Spanish brigada de bomberos, cuerpo de bomberos
- brigada de bomberosgroup within a corporation or industrial site
- cuerpo de bomberosgroup within a corporation or industrial site
- cuerpo de bomberosorganization for preventing and putting out fires
Swedish brandkår, brandkår
- brandkårgroup within a corporation or industrial site
- brandkårorganization for preventing and putting out fires
- räddningskårorganization for preventing and putting out fires
- brandförsvarorganization for preventing and putting out fires
Thai กองดับเพลิง
- กองดับเพลิง (gɔɔng-dàp-pləəng)organization for preventing and putting out fires
Turkish itfaiye, itfaiye
- itfaiyegroup within a corporation or industrial site
- itfaiyeorganization for preventing and putting out fires
Ukrainian поже́жна кома́нда, поже́жна охоро́на
- поже́жна кома́нда (požéžna kománda)group within a corporation or industrial site
- поже́жна охоро́на (požéžna oxoróna)organization for preventing and putting out fires
Urdu فائِر بِرِیگیڈ
- فائِر بِرِیگیڈ (fāir birīgeḍ)organization for preventing and putting out fires
Vietnamese đội cứu hỏa, trạm cứu hoả
- đội cứu hỏaorganization for preventing and putting out fires
- trạm cứu hoảorganization for preventing and putting out fires
Welsh brigâd dân
- brigâd dânorganization for preventing and putting out fires
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Chicago
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