Fire department

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

An organization, often part of a local government, whose purpose is preventing and putting out fires. May provide other emergency services as well, such as first aid and search and rescue.

US

Equivalents

Españolbomberos brigada de bomberos cuerpo de bomberos

Françaiscorps des sapeurs-pompiers Pompiers sapeurs-pompiersservice d'incendie

DeutschFeuerwehr

19 more languages

Afrikaansbrandweer

العربيةإدارة الإطفاء إطفائية فرقة الإطفاءفرقة المطافئ

Ελληνικάπυροσβεστική πυροσβεστικό σώμα

Suomipalokunta palolaitos

हिन्दीदमकल दमकल दस्ता

Հայերենհրշեջ պահպանություն

Bahasa Indonesiadinas pemadam kebakaran

Íslenskaslökkvilið

Italianocorpo dei pompieri corpo dei vigili del fuoco pompierivigili del fuoco

日本語消防消防局消防署

한국어소방서

Nederlandsbrandweer

Polskistraż pożarna

Portuguêsbombeiros corpo de bombeiros

Русскийпожарная команда пожарные

Svenskabrandkår

Kiswahilizimamoto

ไทยกองดับเพลิง

Türkçeitfaiye

CEFR level

B2

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

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See also

fire devil fire diamond fire dog fire dogs fire door Fire drill

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