Meanings
nounfire marshal (plural fire marshals)
plural fire marshals · alternative Philippines US fire marshall
- PhilippinesUSA public official with police powers responsible for enforcing fire safety regulations, and sometimes, who also investigates suspicious fires.
Synonyms: fire chief
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA public official with police powers responsible for enforcing fire safety regulations, and sometimes, who also investigates suspicious fires.
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Translations
Finnish palopäällikkö
- palopäällikköofficial enforcing fire laws
German Brandinspektor, Brandinspektorin
- Brandinspektorofficial enforcing fire laws
- Brandinspektorinofficial enforcing fire laws
- Brandschutzbeauftragterofficial enforcing fire laws
- Brandschutzbeauftragteofficial enforcing fire laws
- Brandursachenermittlerofficial enforcing fire laws
- Brandursachenermittlerinofficial enforcing fire laws
Cite this entry
APA
fire marshal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fire%20marshal
MLA
“fire marshal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fire%20marshal. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fire marshal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fire%20marshal.
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