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• Two firemen tragically stifled in yesterday’s fire when trying to rescue an old lady from her bedroom.From the entry stifle
• The brakeman had to help the fireman shovel coal into the firebox as the engineer coaxed his locomotive up grade.From the entry fire box
• The firemen battered down the door.From the entry batter
• Signalman Bridges was killed by the blast, as was fireman Nightall.2022 January 12, Benedict le Vay, “The heroes of Soham...”, in RAIL, number 948, page 43. From the entry fling
• When firemen responded shortly after noon, they found the woman, Mrs.1968 January 27, “Woman and Child, 6, Die in Harlem Fire”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN…. From the entry Augustina
• Mitchell reversed, and moved forward, but to the horror of the fireman, he didn't stop!1950 January, David L. Smith, “A Runaway at Beattock”, in Railway Magazine, page 53. From the entry reverser
• The driver and fireman jumped clear, but the guard, who stuck to his post, was badly shaken.1944 November and December, “Notes and News: Bufferstop Collisions in Northern Ireland”, in Railway Magazine, page 370. From the entry stick to one's post
• The fireman on the right of the nozzle is the director of the firestream.1934, Robert Bolton Rogers, The Standard Drill Manual, page 62. From the entry firestream
• Fireman Foreman's loose-lipped mouth widened in a filial grin, dentally interesting.1907, Barbara Baynton, edited by Sally Krimmer and Alan Lawson, Human Toll (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia…. From the entry dentally
• Frank held his father’s hand through the wreckage, as the firemen tried to cut him out of the car.2017, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], Bad Dad, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN. From the entry air ambulance
• So I backed up to the spot and the fireman and I jumped off with pick and shaker bar.2013, Canadian Folk: Portraits of Remarkable Lives, by Peter Unwin, Dundum, →ISBN. From the entry sectionman
• I hit the wolf on the head with the pick and fireman Grier hit it with the shaker bar.2013, Canadian Folk: Portraits of Remarkable Lives, by Peter Unwin, Dundum, →ISBN. From the entry sectionman
• "Hi, boys!" Amber squeals to the other firemen, saving me.2001, Sarah Mlynowski, Milkrun, page 95. From the entry smokey bear
• Sanmen get more on-the-job injuries than either policemen or firemen.1978, The New Yorker, volume 54, part 3, page 28. From the entry sanman
• Romeo still gripped and twisted and cracked that crooked cricoid as X-rayed by the firemen and mountain guides in the street.1972, Владимир Набоков, Transparent Things, McGraw-Hill, page 81. From the entry cricoid
• The fireman jumped, but Casey Jones stayed to blow the whistle to give the goods train crew time to escape.1950 June, “Casey Jones Stamp”, in Railway Magazine, page 420. From the entry folksong
• Shook, fireman, Lansing, Mich., and Esther M.1926 November 9, “Marriage Licenses”, in Cass Cullis, editor, The Bryan Democrat, 63rd year, number 55, Bryan, Oh.: Democrat Publishing…. From the entry vane
• Both enginemen and one fireman of No. 40 were killed and the baggageman on that train was reported missing.1926 July, “Fourteen Passengers Killed at Gray, Pa. General News column”, in Railway Electrical Engineer, volume 17, number 7, page 236. From the entry club car
• The fireman knows the marks of the arsonite.1917, Proceedings of the annual meeting of the Fire Underwriters' Association of the Pacific. From the entry arsonite
• In the following month, driver Ben Gimbert and fireman Jim Nightall (posthumously) were awarded the George Cross, the highest honour the King could give civilians.2022 January 12, Benedict le Vay, “The heroes of Soham...”, in RAIL, number 948, page 43. From the entry posthumously
• To the firemen, this fire in the house was as unaccountable as, to the coroner, was the burned body in the unscorched clothes.1970, Malcolm Lowry, October Ferry to Gabriola. From the entry unscorched
• An unsleeping eye watches the steam pressure and steadily regulates the firing much more economically and patiently than the most experienced fireman.1930, Building for the Future. From the entry unsleeping
• First, the fireman may be killed.1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados. From the entry corroborate
• A witness quoted by The Times described "the blackened faces of firemen sitting outside the station in the cold, drinking tea from local sandwich shops in complete silence".2025 February 19, Mike Lewis, “Tragedy at Moorgate”, in RAIL, number 1029, page 58, about the Moorgate tube crash. From the entry blackened
• The burnt and bleeding man staggered to his feet, dazed and unbelieving, and asked the startled townspeople who came running whether his fireman and guard were safe.2022 January 12, Benedict le Vay, “The heroes of Soham...”, in RAIL, number 948, page 43. From the entry burnt
• The driver remained at his post, while telling fireman Jim Nightall to get down on the track and run back to uncouple the burning wagon from the rest.2022 January 12, Benedict le Vay, “The heroes of Soham...”, in RAIL, number 948. From the entry tell
• White officers were more likely to select skilled or other protective service positions (such as fireman) as a preferred employment at the time they entered police work.1967, Albert J. Reiss, Donald J. Black, Studies in Crime and Law Enforcement in Major Metropolitan Areas: Patterns of Behavior in Police…. From the entry police work
• Next came a parade, before the seated spectators, of two thousand firemen and a hundred engines, marching past the kaiser and his kaiserin to the music of a military band.1983, William Manchester, “Headwaters, 1874–1895”, in The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill, volume [1] (Visions of Glory, 1874–1932)…. From the entry kaiserin
• If any of the duties performed for such pay are firemanic in nature, then all the firemanic duties performed would have to be considered to be performed as paid firemen.1965, New York (State). Division of Municipal Affairs, Opinions of Comptroller Relating to Municipal Government (page 287). From the entry firemanic

Meaning of fireman

1. noun Someone (especially male) who is skilled in the work of fighting fire.
2. noun A person (originally a man) who keeps the fire going underneath a steam boiler (originally, shoveling coal by hand), particularly on a railroad locomotive or steamship.
3. noun An assistant on any locomotive, whether steam-powered or not.

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How do you use fireman in a sentence?

Fireman is used as a noun. For example: “The fireman's job was about to get very interesting; they had just run out of coal!”

What is a short sentence with fireman?

“First, the fireman may be killed.”

What does fireman mean?

Fireman means someone (especially male) who is skilled in the work of fighting fire.