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fireboat

fireboat noun: a harbor boat designed for pumping large volumes of harbor water onto dockside fires.

Noun

fireboat (plural fireboats)

  1. A harbor boat designed for pumping large volumes of harbor water onto dockside fires.
  2. Synonym of fireship
    Synonyms:
    fireship

Synonyms of fireboat

Forms of fireboat

pluralfireboats
alternative formfire-boat
alternative formfire boat

Origin of fireboat

From fire + boat.

Questions about fireboat

What does fireboat mean?
Fireboat means a harbor boat designed for pumping large volumes of harbor water onto dockside fires.
What part of speech is fireboat?
Fireboat is a noun.
What is the plural of fireboat?
The plural of fireboat is fireboats.

Words near fireboat in the dictionary

  1. fireblende
  2. fireblight
  3. fireblights
  4. fireboard
  5. fireboards
  6. fireboat
  7. fireboats
  8. firebolt
  9. firebolted
  10. firebolting
  11. firebolts

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