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Meaning of fire brigade | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈfaɪə(ɹ)bɹɪˌɡeɪd

Definitions

  1. A group of people within a corporation or industrial site, organized for the purpose of extinguishing fires, usually in addition to their normal job.
    US
  2. An organization, often part of a local government, whose purpose is preventing and putting out fires.
    Ireland, UK
  3. A trained unit that can be rapidly deployed to deal with any difficult situation.
    US

Equivalents

العربية إطفائية فرقة الإطفاء فرقة المطافئ فِرْقَة مَطَافِئ
Čeština hasičský sbor požární sbor
Cymraeg brigâd dân
Deutsch Feuerwehr
Ελληνικά πυροσβεστική πυροσβεστική υπηρεσία πυροσβεστικό σώμα
Español brigada de bomberos cuerpo de bomberos
Suomi palokunta tehdaspalokunta
Français sapeurs-pompiers
Gaeilge briogáid dóiteáin
हिन्दी दमकल दमकल दस्ता
Magyar tűzoltóság
Հայերեն հրշեջ պահպանություն
Bahasa Indonesia syoobootai
Íslenska slökkvilið
Italiano squadra di pompieri vigili del fuoco
日本語 消防隊
ខ្មែរ កងពន្លត់អគ្គីភ័យ
한국어 소방대
Македонски пожарна
မြန်မာဘာသာ မီးသတ်ဌာန
Nederlands brandweer
Polski straż pożarna strażacki
Português brigada de incêndio/incêndios corpo de bombeiros
Русский пожарная команда пожа́рная охра́на пожарные
Svenska brandkår
తెలుగు అగ్నిమాపకదళం
ไทย กองดับเพลิง
Türkçe itfaiye

Examples

“General Westmoreland used some incoming troops as a fire brigade to squelch major threats and keep the Communists off balance.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

fire bucket fire button fire cabinet fire camp fire cart fire chicken

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