Meanings
nounfire company (plural fire companies)
plural fire companies
- USfirefightingAn organization whose purpose is to extinguish fires.
- USfirefightingA single emergency response unit and its personnel within a fire department
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna private or temporary organization of individuals equipped to fight fires
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Translations
Norwegian brannvesen
- brannvesenan organization whose purpose is to extinguish fires
Polish straż pożarna, straż pożarna
- straż pożarnaan organization whose purpose is to extinguish fires
- straż pożarnaan emergency response unit within a fire department
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APA
fire company. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fire%20company
MLA
“fire company.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fire%20company. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fire company,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fire%20company.
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