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filling site

filling site noun: a designated location for a firefighter to draw or pump water out of a natural source, such as a lake or river.

Noun

filling site (plural filling sites)

  1. A designated location for a firefighter to draw or pump water out of a natural source, such as a lake or river.
    • Water shuttles involve a process in which tankers deliver their load of water to the emergency scene (the dump site), travel to a filling site, reload with water, and then return to the emergency scene to dump again.2003, Safe Operation of Fire Tankers, Emmitsburg, Maryland: United States Fire Administration, retrieved 01 Nov 2024, page 97

Synonyms of filling site

Forms of filling site

pluralfilling sites

Origin of filling site

From filling + site.

Questions about filling site

What does filling site mean?
Filling site means a designated location for a firefighter to draw or pump water out of a natural source, such as a lake or river.
What part of speech is filling site?
Filling site is a noun.
What is the plural of filling site?
The plural of filling site is filling sites.

Words near filling site in the dictionary

  1. filling one's boots
  2. filling one's face
  3. filling one's hand
  4. filling one's pants
  5. filling out
  6. filling site
  7. filling someone's boots
  8. filling someone's shoes
  9. filling station
  10. filling stations
  11. filling the bill

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