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fire brigades

fire brigades is the plural of fire brigade.

Meaning of fire brigade

Noun

fire brigade (plural fire brigades)

  1. (US) A group of people within a corporation or industrial site, organized for the purpose of extinguishing fires, usually in addition to their normal job.
  2. (Ireland, UK) An organization, often part of a local government, whose purpose is preventing and putting out fires.
  3. (US) A trained unit that can be rapidly deployed to deal with any difficult situation.
    • General Westmoreland used some incoming troops as a fire brigade to squelch major threats and keep the Communists off balance.1976, The Encyclopedia Americana, volume 28, page 112

Questions about fire brigades

What is fire brigades the plural of?
Fire brigades is the plural of fire brigade.

Words near fire brigades in the dictionary

  1. fire breaks
  2. fire breathing
  3. fire brick
  4. fire bricks
  5. fire brigade
  6. fire brigades
  7. fire bucket
  8. fire buckets
  9. fire button
  10. fire buttons
  11. fire cabinet

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