fire watcher
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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She started out as a fire watcher in the war, which involved patrolling rooftops to identify fires started by enemy aircrafts dropping bombs.
From BBC • May 3, 2025
While courting Joyce, James met Freud and she appointed him as boilerman, handyman and fire watcher.
From The Guardian • May 19, 2013
Forestry Service fire watcher at his lonely station on the western slopes of the Coast Range near Brookings, Ore. on Sept.
From Time Magazine Archive
As the novel begins, the author is finishing a two-month squat as a fire watcher on a mountain in Washington.
From Time Magazine Archive
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